Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Does anyone have any articles that can explain what is happening during a fast in relation to muscle loss and/or/versus fat loss?

There are a number of posts in regards to preventing muscle loss during fasting, but I would like to understand what is actually happening in the body.

For one I would like to know whether it is really true that we burn muscle faster than we do fat, or burn muscle first before fat reserves. These sorts of comments float around all over the place yet without any qualification provided.

Many thanks.

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Bill1102inf · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-22 17:25:43Z UTC

There are hundreds of scientific published reports over at leangains.com and Martin does a good job of summing them up and linking to them.

Muscle is use it or lose it. If a person does not lift weights and is a carb burner and stops eating, the body will burn stored muscle.

However.

If one does work out, and is a fat burner then muscles will grow, what carbs are eaten will go to glycogen replenishment and fat lbs will fall.

To sum it up, when your low carbing it, your body is burning through dietary fat and stored bodyfat and not muscle protein. If that was the case there would not be any low body fat % muscular people.

Dave S. · Answer 2 · 2011-12-22 17:30:49Z UTC

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This may be what you are looking for:

"The amounts of water, carbohydrates, fat, and protein lost during a 30-day fast"

http://healthcorrelator.blogspot.com/2010/10/amounts-of-water-carbohydrates-fat-and.html

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Dave S.
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Awesome article!! – Bill1102inf Dec 22 2011 at 17:57

arifislam · Answer 3 · 2011-12-25 10:47:30Z UTC

If you want to know how to lose weight without exercise then you’re definitely not alone, one of the most discouraging aspects of losing weight and getting in shape is the wide-spread belief that to lose weight you have to exercise. Don’t get me wrong, exercise is extremely important to maintain your health and vitality, and it will help you lose “some” weight if you do it regularly and by all means I urge you to do it, if you can. But does that mean that you can’t lose weight without exercise?

The science of muscle and fat loss during fasting?

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