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What is the maximum calories you should be eating to lose weight?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

That depends: That depends on gender, muscle mass & initial size. For instance a morbidly obese person may be able to still eat a fair amount & still lose weight whereas her or his skinnier counterpart may not get that same impact.

Answered 4/23/2013

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