Peter Attia· MD
In many other ways, they're wildly unhealthy. The rate of catabolism, the bone density loss that these guys experience over the Tour de France is debilitating. I mean, these guys, they lose so much muscle.
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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.
In many other ways, they're wildly unhealthy. The rate of catabolism, the bone density loss that these guys experience over the Tour de France is debilitating. I mean, these guys, they lose so much muscle.
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The rate of catabolism, the bone density loss that these guys experience over the Tour de France is debilitating. I mean, these guys, they lose so much muscle. They lose so much bone density.