If you hold your breath for some time and then release it, you have to breathe heavily after that. Why?

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The supply of oxygen in the body is withheld if we hold our breath. Body needs oxygen for oxidation of food in order to provide energy for all other processes. Holding our breath cuts down the supply of oxygen. After releasing it, we need to breathe heavily in order to take more oxygen which is needed by our body.

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