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Can You Build Muscle on a Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet? What the Science Says

The Metabolic Classroom with Dr. Ben Bikman

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Debunking Myths: Muscle Preservation on a Ketogenic Diet

This chapter addresses the common misconception that a ketogenic diet causes muscle loss, clarifying that initial studies indicating muscle reduction are largely due to water loss. It highlights how a ketogenic diet can actually preserve muscle mass and counters the belief that low insulin levels hinder muscle growth.

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