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A member asked:
Can i survive on a deit of 500 calories a day?
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No: Let me rephrase that: not for long. Extreme low calorie diets should only be attempted under direct physician supervision with an experienced bariatric practitioner.
Answered 1/9/2014
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Not healthy: If you only ingest 500 calories per day, your metabolic rate will eventually drop.
Answered 11/14/2018
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Severe: Such severe daily calorie restriction would induce dangerous acidosis leading to fatal kidney failure as well as other metabolic dangers.
Answered 11/16/2018
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