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In the context of significant weight reduction, metabolic stress from caloric deficit, reduced mechanical loading on tissues, and shifts in body composition can accelerate lean tissue loss. This layer involves both fat mass reduction (intended) and variable lean mass reduction (often 25-45% of total weight lost in trials). Obesity itself can impose chronic low-grade inflammation and altered anabolism that affects muscle quality over time. 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