If you starve yourself does your body use fat or muscle first?
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If you starve yourself your body will release hormones that will minimize the breakdown of fat for energy. The body will turn on itself and start breaking down muscle tissue for energy. This is a definite downside to starvation diets. When these types of diets are followed for a long time, even the weight of the heart, which is a muscle, decreases. This can cause heart attacks.

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