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by nradov 1582 days ago
Malnutrition is a vague term that can mean many different things. You can lose significant muscle mass even if you aren't technically malnourished.

You absolutely can lose muscle mass if you cut carb and fat calories below a certain threshold. Whether that threshold is above or below 15% depends on many factors. The Real Science of Sport podcast has a good explanation of how this works.

https://play.acast.com/s/f3fb5c75-b943-4f5d-bd87-27c91611dd2...