What Weighs More: a Pound of Muscle or Fat?

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What Weighs More: a Pound of Muscle or Fat?
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The confusion often comes from a question of volume as opposed to weight.

It appears as if the poster sought to mock Healthline's claim, which is that a pound of fat and a pound of muscle are equal. However, it's true: a pound of muscle and a pound of fat weigh the same thing. They both weigh 1 pound.

Muscle is more dense than fat. This is why, for example, an athlete building muscle may see a decrease in their waistline but a plateau on the scale. Muscle takes up less space than fat, but a pound measures mass, not volume.from Scottish sketch comedy series,"Limmy's Show."Sources, 8 July 2020, https://www.healthline.com/health/does-muscle-weigh-more-than-fat.

Limmy's Show: What's Heavier? | What's Heavier? A Kilogramme of Steel or a Kilogramme of Feathers? | By Limmy | Facebook . https://www.facebook.com/LimmyDotCom/videos/limmys-show-whats-heavier/10150732976784957/. Accessed 18 July 2023.

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