How does Muscle burn fat even at rest?

shineyapple
shineyapple Posts: 94 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How does muscle help burn fat? Or, why do people with more muscle have a higher (or perhaps more efficient) metabolism?

For example, when a person has more muslce than another person,what happens in the body physically and chemically that would make the person with more muscle burn more fat?

I just don't understand the science.

Someone please try explain because this has always bothered me :)

Thank you MFP in advance :)

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  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
    Fuelling all that extra muscle requires energy. Unlike fat that just sits there, waiting to be needed.

    That's the way I understand it, anyhow.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Muscle has a larger calorie requirement. It doesn't technically help you burn fat faster. Regardless if you eat 1500 calories or 3000 calories, if your calorie deficit is 500 calories a day, you will lose 1 lb per day. But those who have more muscle burn more calories, which means they can eat more calories and in reality, their body needs more calories to maintain their lean body mass. Below is a good article that should help.


    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolism/WT00006
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Muscle has a larger calorie requirement. It doesn't technically help you burn fat faster. Regardless if you eat 1500 calories or 3000 calories, if your calorie deficit is 500 calories a day, you will lose 1 lb per day. But those who have more muscle burn more calories, which means they can eat more calories and in reality, their body needs more calories to maintain their lean body mass. Below is a good article that should help.


    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolism/WT00006

    Yes, this...
  • cousinben
    cousinben Posts: 1
    yes i think muscle can burn fat better

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