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Episode #222: The Science of Losing Fat vs. Muscle

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The Variability and Weight Change Between Individuals

When you go into a short term calorie or energy deficit upfront, your body is going to tend to tap out those shorter term energy storage sources. So for example, let's consider a study of 12 pairs of identical adult male twins who were admitted to a research facility where they consumed a diet that was a thousand calories per day above maintenance every day for 100 days. Every seventh day they went back to maintenance. The variability and weight change between individuals is likely to be even more shocking.

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