Protein is not an ideal primary fuel source for the body because it is primarily needed for tissue reconstruction, skeletal muscle maintenance, and immune function.

“it's really that it is is taking it and saying we need it mostly for this task right now we need it mostly um for skeletal muscle um we need it mostly for immune system we need it mostly for these other functions and so one of the ways to quickly lose muscle is to put yourself in a compromised position because it's going to say if it if we're choosing between keeping that 24-in bicep or clearing up something we need immunologically it's going to go towards that”