I dont understand how on a starvation diet you only lose muscle yet people still get skinny?!

Question: I dont understand how on a starvation diet you only lose muscle yet people still get skinny.?

I thought you ONLY lose muscle, not fat.

Explain.?

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Answers:

you don't only lose muscle, you also lose fat. what doesn't make sense is when people say starvation diets don't work, cuz obviously they do

And I've gone over 72 hours without food and don't cry. so there. lolHealth Question & Answer

People with malnutrition are skinny, after all. Its not that you only lose muscle. Its that losing muscle is extremely unhealthy, especially when you keep in mind that your heart is a muscle. Health Question & Answer

u guys cry like little girls when ur on a 4 hour diet, i fast for ramandan which is like a 13 hour diet and i play football and i dont cryHealth Question & Answer

you do lose fat. first. then when there is no fat left, it takes muscle, tooHealth Question & Answer

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I dont understand how on a starvation diet you only lose muscle yet people still get skinny?!

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