What is the importance of maintaining lean body mass that the bwi measures?

There is significant research to support the importance of maintaining lean body mass in a fat loss scenario

Significant research exists supporting the importance of maintaining lean body mass in a fat loss scenario such as:

• Increased metabolism of lean muscle assists with the reduction of obesity
• Increased muscle glycogen (carbohydrate) storing capacity for exercise
• Maintaining muscle over the lifespan can aid in reduction in obesity and weight gain as a result of aging (in presence of sarcopenia)
• Improved ability to tolerate high-stress environments
• Improved responses to critical illness and disease (you could say also prevention of disease in the case of obesity)
• Decreased osteoporosis
• Improved bone density
• Improved independence and activities of daily living in older adults
• Decreased risk of falls in older adults
• Protection against injury from bumps and knocks