Muscle and Body Fat | Men's Health

Muscle and Body Fat | Men's Health: "Ever hear that a pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day? Forget that stat: It’s a myth. When we asked Jeff Volek, Ph.D., R.D., to roughly estimate the metabolic activity of muscle, his ballpark number surprised even us here at Men’s Health. Dr. Volek’s calculations: One pound of skeletal muscle burns about 6 calories a day, while one pound of fat burns around 2 calories a day. “Many factors are at play, so call this my best educated guess,” says Volek, an exercise-and-nutrition professor at the University of Connecticut, who is one of the top muscle scientists in the world."



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