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If i only eat breakfast and lunch will i lose belly fat?also i drink a lot of tea and im cycling one hour a day on my indoor bike.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Skipping meals: is usually not the way to go. Losing weight will not cause you to preferencially lose weight from one area of the body.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/22/2020

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