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Aspects of diet and activity during a very-low calorie diet that could influence muscle mass maintenance. Exercise refers to resistance training specifically, consuming sufficient amounts of dietary protein can help preserve muscle mass, there is an increased risk of losing muscle mass if the duration of the diet is increased, there is an increased risk of losing muscle mass if the energy deficit becomes greater.
