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From:	Dr. Doug Graham (DrGraham.vegsource.com)
Subject:	Re: Fasting muscle loss/ thyroid ? (for Doug)
Date:	July 19, 2012 at 2:56 am PST

In Reply to: Fasting muscle loss/ thyroid ? (for Doug) posted by Sammy on July 18, 2012 at 6:21 pm:

There is no muscle loss during a fast, no muscle wasting. Muscles hypertrophy with steady strength challenges, and they "hypotrophy" with lack of use.
Check out your muscle size when you go to bed and see that they are smaller when you arise. Resting for a week or two during a fast will not cause you to lose muscles, but they will lose size, which will return when you reinstate activities.

Without a full history, I cannot advise you as to health decisions of the type your query indicates.

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