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A 22-year-old male asked:
how to reduce body fat percentage?
3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

Dr. Robert Killian answered
General Practice 28 years experience
Asking the Impossibl: As you have been informed, in your specific case, you are asking of an extreme that is no achievable and is not consistent with life. Perhaps it is time given this obsession that you seek out a good psychiatrist or mental health therapist to assess why you want to put your life at risk for an unachievable and unhealthy desire.
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Dr. Martin Morell answered
Rheumatology 29 years experience
Lower: High glycemic carbs (rice) decrease fat intake, increase aerobic activity and watch caloric intake.
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Decrease body fat %: Eat healthfully ; be physically active. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must > calories consumed. Do both cardio ; weight training.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
I'm trying intermittent fasting to reduce body fat percentage, is this a good idea?
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Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
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Yes but: You have to be careful and do it right. You don't want to get malnourished and you don't want to eat heavily after fasting because that will result in "dumping syndrome" where the food just goes through you. You also don't want to slow your metabolism - the goal is to keep the metabolism high while periodically starving it. Check out an article in the atlantic from last year.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Is there something i can do to reduce my body fat percentage?
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Dr. Maritza Baez answered
Family Medicine 17 years experience
Diet AND exercise: Make sure you exercise at least 90 minutes a day, don't skip meals, avoid soda, juice, dairy, alcohol and fried foods. Eat a healthy well balanced diet! also water, organic vegetable broth, green leafy vegetables, natural pickles, apples are great to fill you up so you dont feel hungry and they are very low in calories. Being overweight can increase ur risk of hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Dr. Regina Hillsman answered
Orthopedic Surgery 44 years experience
Mobilty.: Reduce calories and increase mobility. As always consult your dr before starting an exercise program.
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