Many diets can be dangerous to the health as well as the body mass. Believe it or not, most low-carb diets can deplete muscle mass and this can be dangerous. Many have said that the only way you can truly lose weight is by consuming fewer calories than your body needs. However this is false. The key to weight loss is consuming the correct amount of nutrients the body needs. Nutritionally deprived food is not good for weight loss because it becomes junk in the body and is stored as fat.
For every calorie that you deprive your body of, your body goes into survival mode and eats away at muscle fiber. That is why a person can go for weeks without eating before they die because the body starts to eat away at itself. Contrary to popular belief, fat is not the only thing that is used by the body when we do not eat the correct amount of food. It also goes to work on other things.
Ask any body building trainer and they will tell you that muscle is one of the best forms of stored energy for the body to use when nutrients are not present. Here are some facts to consider.
3,500 Calories stored in one pound of FAT.
35 Calories burned daily by one pound of active MUSCLE.
2 Calories burned daily by one pound of FAT.
1/2–1 lb. MUSCLE LOST each year after age 35 for men who don’t train.
1 1/2 lbs. FAT GAINED each year after age 35 for sedentary men.
So remember, muscle is just as much fair game as fat is when you deprive your body of nutrients.
For every calorie that you deprive your body of, your body goes into survival mode and eats away at muscle fiber. That is why a person can go for weeks without eating before they die because the body starts to eat away at itself. Contrary to popular belief, fat is not the only thing that is used by the body when we do not eat the correct amount of food. It also goes to work on other things.
Ask any body building trainer and they will tell you that muscle is one of the best forms of stored energy for the body to use when nutrients are not present. Here are some facts to consider.
3,500 Calories stored in one pound of FAT.
35 Calories burned daily by one pound of active MUSCLE.
2 Calories burned daily by one pound of FAT.
1/2–1 lb. MUSCLE LOST each year after age 35 for men who don’t train.
1 1/2 lbs. FAT GAINED each year after age 35 for sedentary men.
So remember, muscle is just as much fair game as fat is when you deprive your body of nutrients.
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