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In order to lose weight, how many calories can you safely get rid of on your daily diet?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Relative: It depends on many factors- gender, current level of obesity/ weight and health being some of the factors.

Answered 4/22/2013

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