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Hey doc. i'm 16. my height is 5.7 and weight around 88 pounds. which is severely underweight. i'm tremendously worry about it because i eat normally. i'm not anorexic or having an eating disorder. what should i do? i scared if keep losing weight and it wo
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Don't be anxious: While you are underweight for your height, you are likely to catch up, unless you are loosing weight. If you are loosing weight over 10 pounds in 3 months, you need to go to your PCP for a complete physical
Answered 11/17/2015
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