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When you lose muscle or other non-fat body mass while dieting, it might make you hungrier and want to eat more — but scientists aren't sure exactly how this works yet.
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Metabolic adaptations during negative energy balance and their potential impact on appetite and food intake
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2019 AugThe study looks at what happens in the body when someone eats less and loses weight, including whether losing muscle might make you hungrier. It says this might be true, but we don’t know for sure yet.
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