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What causes you to lose your appetite?

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Appetite: Many things can do this, including psychological issues as well as systemic diseases. Many conditions cause the release of chemicals called cytokines, several of which will cause loss of appetite (tnf alpha, etc).

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Answered 12/26/2014

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