My last post predicted that "unsuccessful hunters" - those that are not engaging in intense activity and not acquiring enough calories - will lose fat mass as well as muscle mass, and exhibit a slower metabolism. This study shows this to be true.
A group of men had their normal calorie intake cut by 20% for 10 weeks. Subjects lost body weight and their metabolic rate decreased as well. However, 17% of the body weight lost was muscle.
These "unsuccessful hunters" started a downward spiral towards less muscle mass and correspondingly a lesser ability to "acquire game."
