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"Fasting Eats Your Muscle" Is the Biggest Myth in Fitness
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One of the most persistent myths in the health and fitness space is that fasting for more than a day or two causes the body to consume its own muscle tissue. It sounds scientific. It gets repeated by professionals. And the research says otherwise.
The human body follows a fuel hierarchy. Glycogen burns first. Fat oxidation follows. Ketone bodies fuel the brain. A process called autophagy, which ramps up significantly between 24 and 72 hours of fasting, recycles damaged cellular components. Old proteins. Misfolded proteins. Precancerous cells. The…
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