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If i forgot to eat dinner one night, and woke up the next morning and had lost two pounds, is this healthy?

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Dr. Robert Lang answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology

Yes: It is okay to skip a meal if you are not hungry. You will almost certainly make it up in the next day or 2.

Answered 8/12/2012

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A member asked:

If i forgot to eat dinner one night, and woke up the next morning and had lost two pounds, is this healthy?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Lang answered

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