@king_deltoids: Minnesota starvation experiment showed that a 50% caloric restriction reduced nitrogen balance, increased cortisol, lean mass was lost, subjects required high protein diets to restore nitrogen balance with more calories ofc. PMID: 28507015 is a basic paper that suggests mild and regular deficits do not have the same effects as larger more agressive deficits. “THE INTER-ORGAN FLUX OF SUBSTRATES IN FED A N D FASTED MAN, AS INDICATED BY ARTERIO-VENOUS BALANCE STUDIES” suggests that amino acids becomes more important and that nitrogen influx increases in starvation. Then there’s plenty of data showing significant MPB increases tied to cortisol. - Code “DELTS” @ekkovision Code “DELTS” @gym_pin - #bodybuilding #lifting #hypertrophy #gym #protein

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