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I wouldn't call protein breakdown in the muscle "wasting" without additional effects

• JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > wouldn't call protein breakdown in the muscle "wasting" without additional effects Fair enough, given it's voluntary [1]. It's biologically identical to wasting, however. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasting
  • wang_li 4y ago
    There's some evidence that exercising during the fast helps minimize the loss of muscle.
    • JumpCrisscross 4y ago
      > some evidence that exercising during the fast helps minimize the loss of muscle The original point was autophagy reactivates mTOR. This isn’t a linear system. It could be that a 20-hour fast downregulates mTOR more than a 30-hour fast. (We know it works at 72 hours.)