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Is it true that … muscle turns into fat if you stop working out?
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Is it true that … muscle turns into fat if you stop working out?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
If you take a break from the gym you may lose muscle and gain fat, but it isn’t as simple as one turning into the other ‘This is not true,” says Prof Leigh Breen, a specialist in muscle physiology at the University of Leicester. But it’s a statement he hears…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Is it true that … muscle turns into fat if you stop working out?
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- The Guardian