Not only is she thinner than you, her muscles work better, too: Role of muscle function in maintaining weight

Friday, March 21, 2014 - 13:02 in Health & Medicine

Researchers examined how muscle physiology effects leanness. They found that while rats with 'lean genes' burned a similar amount of calories at rest as those with 'obese genes,' the muscles of lean rats burned much more energy during mild activity. The research sheds new light on the role of muscle function and metabolism in maintaining weight.

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