Disproportionately losing lower body muscle mass when reducing body weight can negatively impact VO2 Max. — Whalespan
Disproportionately losing lower body muscle mass when reducing body weight can negatively impact VO2 Max.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“sorry well does that happen because you're unable to control where you're taking the weight off so for example are you losing disproportionately lower body muscle mass which is I think disproportionately contributing to V2 Max relative to”