Fasting: Does it lead to muscle loss??

We take in WAY too many calories in today's society.

It has been known for years now that calorie restriction without nutrient restriction will extend lifespan in mammals. This means that your 1200 calories / day comes from broccoli and not a fast food value meal.

Many people do not want to spend the rest of their lives keeping calorie intake low, so variations on calorie restriction have led to intermittent fasting.

Given the popularity of fasting in today's society, there are some important things to consider when it comes to this approach.

There are obviously a lot of flavors associated with fasting, from calorie restriction to alternate day calorie restriction to time restricted calorie restriction.

Ultimately, it's likely that most of these approaches are successful merely by cutting back on the amount of calories that we take in, although we have seen some potential anti-inflammatory properties with some of these approaches.

Underneath it all, there is concern about loss of muscle mass with fasting. Certainly with extended fasts, muscle loss is an accepted consequence.

But what about approaches like calorie restriction or alternate day calorie restriction?

Is it possible that these approaches can affect muscle mass?

Find out more in the video.