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A 22-year-old female asked:

I'm female 22 years old , vegetarian , my weight 78 kg & my height 167 ,,what should and what i shouldn't eat,,, i wanna diet to lose weight.. & thanx?

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Dr. Sewa Legha
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
Energy balance neede: You can lose weight but you need to learn about the Energy level(Calories) in foods that you consume. Almost everything we eat has calories, some foods are light, others very rich. At the end of the day you must consume less calories and try to burn more in order to create a Negative energy balance. Then you will lose weight but it will take time,so you have to stick with this plan for the longte
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Last updated Nov 10, 2014

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