Muscle loss can happen without diet and exercise
Normally, the excess of ROS in the mitochondria is neutralized by the endogenous antioxidant system which comprises several enzymes and non-enzymatic antioxidants [100] including reduced glutathione (GSH), vitamins C, and E, the Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the cytoplasm, and Mn-SOD in the mitochondrial matrix, catalase in the peroxisomes, glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), etc
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Someone would post around week 6 or 7 saying they felt terrible, had no idea it would be this bad, and were seriously considering stopping