American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism
Reduced fat breakdown shifts muscle and fat loss in fasting mice
In a 10-week experiment, male mice with impaired fat breakdown lost more lean mass and less fat than control mice during intermittent fasting.In a 10-week experiment, male mice with impaired fat breakdown lost more lean mass and less fat than control mice during intermittent fasting.
Mouse studyMuscle
Who was studiedMale knockout mice and littermate controls, against littermate floxed-control mice
What changedDuring intermittent fasting, mice with impaired fat breakdown lost more lean mass and less fat than controls
The catchThe experiment examined enzyme knockout effects, not ordinary differences in fat breakdown