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Nutrition (Expert Forum)
Fat or Muscle
Answered by
Renee Radenberg - Child Nutrition, nutrition
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Fat or Muscle
by bho, Oct 13, 2009 04:29PM
If I do not eat for one day, does my body burn fat or muscle?
Are you (or the subject of the question) male or female?
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Male
What is your (or the subject of the question) height?
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5'9"
What is your (or the subject of the question) weight (kg or lb)?
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215
Doctor's Answer
by Renee Radenberg, Oct 18, 2009 08:51PM
, Oct 18, 2009 08:51PMTo: bho
Your body uses carbohydrates first, and then will break down some fat but for a day there will not be too much break down. You will loss water weight mostly. The body will go into starvation mode and 'save' what it has by breaking down nutrients at a slower rate.
