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A man lost 44lbs and learned 3 important lessons about losing fat while maintaining muscle

Extreme fasting produced rapid weight loss but caused 15 pounds of muscle loss and was unsustainable; strength training and improved nutrition support healthier weight loss.

fromwww.npr.org

1 month ago

Does one drink make you dizzy? Why alcohol hits us harder as we age

There are physiological explanations for why our ability to tolerate alcohol wanes with age. For one thing, studies show the liver enzymes that break down alcohol become less efficient. "That means that our bodies metabolize alcohol a little bit differently," she says. "We also lose more muscle as we get older, and that muscle is replaced by fatty tissue." That's important, because muscle stores water and that water dilutes alcohol in our blood,

Health

fromScienceDaily

5 months ago

Fat melts away, but so does muscle: What Ozempic users need to know

GLP-1 drugs promote significant fat loss but may also lead to muscle loss, impacting heart and lung fitness.

fromScienceDaily

6 months ago

Semaglutide melts fat-but may quietly strip away your strength

Approximately 40% of the weight lost from taking semaglutide -- a type of weight-loss medication known as a GLP-1 -- comes from lean mass, including muscle.