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Can being stressed cause you to lose 10lbs in a couple of months? how's that happen?
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Yes: Stress can cause weight gain or loss. The usual mechanism for loss is decrease appetite. However stress stimulates HPA axis and this can cause muscle waisting as form of weight loss.
Answered 12/16/2016
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