Racial Differences in Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass Loss During Diet-Induced Weight Loss in Women

Objective It is unclear whether there are race‐specific differences in the maintenance of skeletal muscle during energy restriction. Changes in relative skeletal muscle index (RSMI; limb lean tissue divided by height squared) were compared following (1) diet alone, (2) diet + aerobic training, or (3) diet + resistance training. Methods Overweight, sedentary African American (AA; n = 72) and European American (EA; n = 68) women were provided an...