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What type of body tissue burns the most calories?

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Answer:

Muscle is a metabolic furnace that will burn additional calories 24 hours a day. Proper strength training will increase the amount of muscle you have.

For example, if you add ten pounds of muscle in the next year, your body will consume/burn an additional 350 to 500 calories daily.

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