The muscle does not share its energy with other organs. The fat is there to replace energy, but to spare muscle. If people don't understand evolutionary biology, they're lost. You should be exercising, keep the muscle strong, lose the weight and you'll be back in normal shape again. Absolutely.
Thomas Seyfried, PhD is a preeminent cancer expert and professor in the department of biology at Boston College. He received a PhD in 1976 in genetics and neurochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, followed by a postdoctoral degree from Yale University in the field of neurochemistry and genetics.
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