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Why muscle takes up less space than fat

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Because muscle fibers are tightly woven and heavily saturated with dense biological water and proteins, they occupy vastly less physical volume than an identical weight of loose body fat. It is the ultimate structural excuse for why the scale refuses to move down even though your clothes suddenly fit infinitely better.

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