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Does a caloric deficit stunts growth permanently in adolescence ?
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Depends on details: There is no answer to this, because each case of caloric deficit has many important details. The whole story is needed. Technically, a person eating just a few calories less than he uses up each day means he has a caloric deficit. Some people are perfectly fine with that, such as if they have balanced nutrition and started out overweight. Details matter, a lot.
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