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Can eating baby powder make you lose weight?
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No: Never, ever eat baby powder!
Answered 8/23/2013
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No it does not.: One of the problems with ingesting talc is that particles are inhaled. Inhalation of significant amt of talc can lead to marked respiratory inflammation and in some cases death.
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