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Can eating too little cause a miscarriage?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Not really: If you mean true starvation with significant weight-loss, then maybe. Otherwise, just eating lightly will not cause miscarriage.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 6/11/2018

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