Multiple choice general knowledge

If you start exercising and build up extra muscle, and you ever stop, the muscle will turn back into fat.

  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The statement is false. Muscle and fat are completely different types of tissue with different cellular structures. When you stop exercising, muscle tissue may atrophy (shrink) and fat cells may expand if you consume excess calories, but muscle never literally transforms into fat.