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Is skipping meals to lose weight healthy or unhealthy? i heard it lowers your metabolism, is this true?
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Starvation bad: Yes. Starvation diets are very unhealthy. God question. Eating well to lose weight is much wiser and more effective.
Answered 9/28/2016
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