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I've been fasting for a few weeks in hopes of losing some body fat. instead, i've been losing muscle and the fat percentage stays the same and it keeps going up even with a very low calorie diet. what could be causing diet resistant body fat?
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Are you exercising? After about 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise, your body starts burning mainly fat. ref: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/where-does-body-fat-go-when-you-lose-weight/
Answered 4/19/2023
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