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Retention of muscle mass in wasting conditions will be achieved to the greatest extent by focusing on increased muscle use with moderate-to-high resistance loads as the primary countermeasure.
Practitioners should prioritize resistance training to combat muscle loss in patients experiencing muscle wasting.
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Our main thesis is that retention of muscle mass in wasting conditions will be achieved to the greatest extent by focussing on increased muscle use with moderate-to-high resistance loads as the primary countermeasure.
Why this rating
The claims are based on findings from human-based models of muscle wasting.
Source
Resistance exercise and appropriate nutrition to counteract muscle wasting and promote muscle hypertrophy
Elisa I. Glover et al. · Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care · 2010
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