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Can poor diet cause a lower than normal heart rate?

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No: Make sure that patient has no wasting chronic disease such as tuberculosis or malignancy.

Answered 10/5/2012

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Can poor diet cause a lower than normal heart rate?

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Dr. George Mathew answered

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