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\"pictureAn old children’s riddle goes something like this, “What weighs more … five pounds of feathers or five pounds of rocks?”<\/p>\n

Of course, this easily fools 5-year-olds and feeble-minded newsletter editors, as five pounds are five pounds — be they feathers or rocks.<\/p>\n

But it also leads to another question, which packs more punch? (EDITOR’S NOTE: Hit me with the feathers, please!)<\/p>\n

In a bit of a twist on the riddle, consider the picture below, which features models commonly used by Jayme Nekuda, director of the UNMC Employee Benefits and Work-Life Programs Division of Human Resources and UNMC’s wellness manager, to illustrate what five pounds of fat looks like compared to five pounds of muscle. <\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>The red muscle model shows tissue that is lean, dense and metabolically active, which means it burns energy (and fat) even while at rest. <\/p>\n

The fat meanwhile is obtuse, unruly and basically useless, unless one exercises enough to burn it as energy. <\/p>\n

The benefits of increased muscle mass are many as are the health dangers of having excess body fat. <\/p>\n

So when it comes to these two substances, the riddle is easy to solve, only muscle truly packs a punch. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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