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Can you lose weight just by eating baked fish everyday?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

You need to be: Very watchful of mercury intake when eating fish. Depending on type of fish, this might be more than is healthy.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/4/2014

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