A 26-year-old female asked:
210pounds 5^2 21yrs old. Considering the 400(or600) calories a day diet. Nutritional diet plan?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience in Psychiatry
Not enough calories: If you drop caloric intake too drastically - you will actually eat up a lot of muscle and drop your metabolic rate. This is NOT a healthy way to lose weight. Consider working with a nutritionist so that you can do this in a healthy way. Take care.
Answered on Apr 4, 2015
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