Not exact matches
The researchers focused on protein because in postmenopausal women, there is a common belief that consuming extra protein can help preserve
lean tissue, keeping them from losing too
much muscle while they lose fat.
Your body has genetic limits in place to prevent you from gaining too
much additional
lean mass, since
muscle is metabolically «expensive»
tissue that requires a lot of resources to build and maintain.
This is due partly to the fact that women have a smaller percentage of
lean tissue (
muscle, organs, etc.) and a
much higher percentage of body fat.
Growing
lean muscle tissue will be a lot easier when you're eating enough protein, hitting the gym and lifting as
much weight as you can, and taking Sust 250.
Very young dogs and cats have as
much as 70 % to 80 % total body water, 2 while older pets may have as little as 50 % to 55 %.2 Fatty
tissue contains
much less water than do
muscle, organs, and soft
tissue, so overweight animals tend to carry less water per pound proportionally to
lean dogs.
Protein is required to supply the building blocks for renewal and maintenance of the body's cells, from
muscle tissue to organs, skin and coat, so reducing it too
much usually quickly results in loss of
lean muscle mass, poor skin and coat quality and sluggish behavior.