question about muscle and fat

myjourney2

I am really confused about something. I hear people saying muscle weighs more than fat. How can that be - isnt a pound of fat the same weight as a pound of muscle? Or is it that muscle takes up more space than fat? Help!

lickmybaconcakes

density: fat 1.0kg/l and muscle 1.1kg/l

so basically a kilogram is still a kilo but it's just spread out more in fat.

kewkdb

What they really mean is that muscle is more dense than fat. That is all. Honestly, it isn't anything to even worry about for any of us.

kalynn06

Muscle is denser than fat, so a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat. That's what they mean by weighs more, even though a pound is a pound. It's like a pound of lead weighs the same as a pound of marshmallows, but the lead takes up a whole lot less room.

Alzzak

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issyfit

A cubic inch of muscle weighs more than a cubic inch of fat.

Elizabeth_C34

It's just a common (and poorly-worded) way of saying that 1 lb of muscle takes up less space than 1 lb of fat.

myjourney2

thanks for the replies! I just couldnt get my head around it . Not sure why it was bothering me...lol