Lifting weights builds muscle, which burns calories more efficiently than other body tissues.
Review Date: 07/17/2007
Reviewed By: Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology,
Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, and physician in the Primary
Care Clinic, Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center,
Cincinnati, Ohio. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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