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I have lost a lot of weight in a very short period of 1 to 2 weeks it is noticeable when you look at my body should i be worried about this?

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Dr. Muaiad Kittaneh answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

See your doctor: Rapid and unintentional weight loss should be evaluated furthrr. Also, I am not not sure what is yor baseline weight but even if you are overweight and you are trying to loose weight, a weight loss program with specified goals of how many pounds/week to loose is the way to go.

Answered 4/2/2013

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A member asked:

I have lost a lot of weight in a very short period of 1 to 2 weeks it is noticeable when you look at my body should i be worried about this?

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