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If i eat the fruits that has sugar, is it not good for my weight lossing?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

You're fine: Nobody got fat eating fruit. People don't overeat it like we do pie and cake and candy. It's not what's in it, it's how much.

Answered 10/25/2013

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