Don't burn lean-muscle-tissue
A deadly way to diet??This reference is from my Smart Moves 7 Day Nutrition Action Guide
Lean-Muscle-Tissue and Diet Facts Here's how you may be burning lean-muscle-tissue on your diet and why it may be deadly: The body's first choice for fuel is stored glycogen (blood sugar). After the glycogen has been depleted, the body must obtain more glucose to keep its nervous system running. At this point, as I explain in my free Metabolism Matters webinar, an inactive underfed body (like the Joe Dieter scenario) will turn to protein, its own lean muscle mass, to feed its basal metabolic rate. Many dieters still believe the body will burn fat as its alternative source of fuel. This is SO wrong. At this stage, fat stores are of no use to the nervous system. Replay the webinar to learn why "fat burns in a carbohydrate flame" or please read this explanation carefully.
The nervous system and brain are like the mission control centers of the body. They can ONLY use glucose (blood sugar) as fuel, and it is imperative that they find fuel. The muscles and organs may use fat as fuel, but the nervous system cannot. Also, the body possesses no enzymes that can convert fat to glucose. The body does, however, have enzymes to convert protein to glucose. So, if food is not available, the body converts or breaks down its own muscle mass into glucose to feed its nervous system. As a result, your metabolism or RMR is lowered in the process of trying to keep the brain and nervous system protected. If fuel continues to be in short supply through extreme dieting, not only does the body continue to burn its own lean muscle it also harms organs. The body starts with skeletal muscle, but the liver, heart muscle, lung tissue, blood cells are all vital tissues that are ultimately being burned as fuel. Lean-muscle-tissue references:Metabolism Matters WebinarJoe Dieter Recent feedback from Metabolism Matters WebinarWhat is your feedback in reference to: E Webinar or replay
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