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can an elderly person survive on a mostly liquid diet
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Heard answered
39 years experience Family Medicine
Vary the liquids: Pan on several different liquids, tsates and consistencies.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Paul Harper answered
52 years experience General Surgery
Forever: If you have to you can go for years if you take the right liquids. Why would you want to do this?
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Heard answered
39 years experience Family Medicine
Long time depending: Most people are sick of it in a few days.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Chuck Shaffer answered
33 years experience Bariatrics
See below: Sure liquid diets work, but do you eat like this for rest of your life.I think not.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Heard answered
39 years experience Family Medicine
Eating again: Most people can not keep it up indefinitely. There is a tendency to over eat when starting back on real food.
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Charlap answered
37 years experience Holistic Medicine
Mistake: I've written a nice summary of all the elements of a healthy diet. Cut and paste this link. www.mdprevent.blogspot.com.
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Incomplete question: Please re-ask and clarify point of question. Thanks.
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Be Careful with this: You can lose a great deal of weight on a liquid diet, but it must be balanced so you do not lose important electrolytes. It must also contain the righ ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dean Giannone answered
25 years experience Internal Medicine
Don't.: As a general rule, liquid diets are too drastic and unhealthy to promote meaningful and lasting weight reduction. Don't fall for it.
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Samuel Sadow answered
48 years experience Bariatrics
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