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Doctors, what is the difference between crash dieting, anorexia, and dieting?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Amt.and control: crash dieting is not a medical term but implies a very large amount of calories out and not one you could stay on forever. Anorexia has disordered thoughts implicit in the definition of people not realizing how thin they are.

Answered 5/3/2015

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