By Unknown 12.41 endurance exercise muscle gain muscle loss nitrogen balance protein research How much protein does one need to be in nitrogen balance? The figure below, from Brooks et al. (2005), shows a graph relating nitrogen balance and protein intake. A nitrogen balance of zero is a sta...
By Unknown 04.00 BMI body fat body fat loss longevity mortality multivariate analysis muscle gain muscle loss The lowest-mortality BMI: What is its relationship with fat-free mass? Do overweight folks live longer? It is not uncommon to see graphs like the one below, from the Med Journal Watch blog ( ), suggesting that, ...
By Unknown 10.49 body fat loss cold-induced thermogenesis muscle loss NEAT strength training supercompensation If your NEAT is low, maybe you should chill I wrote most of this post a while ago, and then forgot about it. The recent blogosphere storm of comments regarding cold-induced thermogene...
By Unknown 04.00 body fat fasting fat loss intermittent fasting muscle gain muscle loss protein Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: A more customized approach based on strength training and calorie intake variation In the two last posts I discussed the idea of gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time ( ) ( ). This post outlines one approach to mak...
By Unknown 04.00 autophagy body fat fat loss muscle gain muscle loss protein strength training Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: Various issues and two key requirements In my previous post ( ), I mentioned that the idea of gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time seems impossible to most people because...
By Unknown 04.00 anorexia body fat calorie restriction muscle gain muscle loss osteoporosis Maybe you should stop trying to be someone you are not Many people struggle to lose body fat, and never quite make it to their optimal. Fewer people manage to do so successfully, and, as soon as ...
By Unknown 17.49 body fat compensatory adaptation gluconeogenesis glucose glycogen depletion intermittent fasting ketones ketosis muscle gain muscle loss research resistance exercise strength training Do you lose muscle if you lift weights after a 24-hour fast? Probably not if you do that regularly Compensatory adaptation (CA) is an idea that is useful in the understanding of how the body reacts to inputs like dietary intake of macronu...
By Unknown 06.46 calorie restriction endurance exercise muscle gain muscle loss nitrogen balance protein research Does strength exercise increase nitrogen balance? This previous post looks at the amounts of protein needed to maintain a nitrogen balance of zero. It builds on data about individuals doing...
By Unknown 07.51 endurance exercise muscle gain muscle loss nitrogen balance protein research How much protein does one need to be in nitrogen balance? This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below.
By Unknown 07.20 BMI body fat diabetes diseases of civilization evolution fat loss muscle gain muscle loss obesity Okinawa How lean should one be? Loss of muscle mass is associated with aging. It is also associated with the metabolic syndrome, together with excessive body fat gain. It i...