why do muscles shrink if we stop using them?
In: Biology
After a surgery or illness that requires you to have complete bedrest, if you don’t have enough nutrition, the body starts by breaking down fat for energy. After there’s no fat left, it starts breaking down muscle. Even proteins can be used for energy.
If you work out your muscles and later you stop and you also stop eating as much protein as the muscles require, it’ll again break down like in case of low nutrition.
That’s why when people work out, they need to eat alot of protein.
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