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If you do not eat your total calorie intake (i am calculated the amount i need to eat in order to lose weight but eat 400 cal less) will you gain?

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Dr. Andrew Lipton answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Weight loss: No. Weight is determined by calories consumed minus calories burned.

Answered 1/30/2015

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