Reduce body fat but not muscle
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Muscle loss during dieting is hard to avoid, but you can greatly reduce body fat by losing weight more gradually, and by eating approx 0.8g of protein per pound of body weight every day, and by doing resistance exercises (eg weights). On average, reliable scientific methods have found that most active young adults burn about 16 or 17 calories per pound of body weight each day, which is also how much they normally eat in a day to maintain their weight. If that sounds high try keeping a food diary. Most people are surprised to find out how much they're actually consuming.
What fat percentage is ideal?It's different depending on your sex. |
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