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Help please! is eating 1200 calories normal for a teenage girl?

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It depends: It depends on height, current weight, body size and amount of exercising you do. Generally that is a reasonable amount of calories especially if you are overweight.

Dr Kuitems and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 12/29/2022

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