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Does anxiety cause one to have no appetite?

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YES!!: Some get anxiety and eat too much, some lose their appetites. Maybe it is time to figure out what makes you anxious and deal with it best you can

Dr Gabor and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/1/2014

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