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A 24-year-old male asked:
Is eating a lot of healthy food over 4000 or 5000 calories a day bad for ed? or is fasting and eating small amounts better for someone with neurological and ed issues?
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Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No differenc e: Neither kind of diet is likely to make any difference for erectile dysfunction or most neurological problems.
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Why am i not gaining weight even if i ate and still eating a lot of high calorie foods?
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Many causes: Depends on caloric intake, metabolism and genetics.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
What are some gentle but nutritious/high-calorie foods? I'm in an IBS attack and losing a lot of weight because of how little i'm eating.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Help please! is eating 2000 calories of junkfood same as 2000 calories of healthy food for the body?
Dr. Douglas Tavenner, jr.answered
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Eating healthy, incr activity w/ pedometer. Journaling food. Calorie deficits. Gaining weight! what am I missing? Thyroid tests were normal in past.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
I exercise, eat healthy, no junk food, mostly water, about 1200-1500 calories a day, but I'm stuck 50 pounds overweight after baby 3 5months ago. Help?
Dr. Jay Abelesanswered
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