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What Causes Sudden And Rapid Weight Loss In An Elderly Woman?
Question: I have always had difficulty with my weight (OVERWEIGHT). NOW SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY CHANGES IN DIET OR EVERCISE, i HAVE LOST 4O LBS. IN SIX WEEKS, AND STILL LOSING. WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS?
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Detailed Answer:
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It is not a nutritional problem driving this weight loss, but a medical one with weight loss as the outcome. You need to go to the doctors and have a total thyroid panel done, blood glucose tests run, and a history taken (weight history, medications, bowel history, other symptoms, supplements-bring with you if on any).
It literally takes 3,500 calories to lose one pound of body fat plus you can lose weight from glycogen stores breaking down, but your weight loss without any so-called changes, is not metabolically feasible nutritionally. Looking at calculations you are losing 6.66 lbs per week which figures into a 233,333 calorie deficit in one week. Now you see why I think something medical is at the route of this.
Please go see your physician for the above noted tests. After you know more, please feel free to write back if you need my additional assistance.
Most Concerned, XXXXXXX Shattler, MS,RDN
XXXXXXX Shattler, MS,RDN
I just received this 2 seconds ago
Detailed Answer:
XXXX,
It is not a nutritional problem driving this weight loss, but a medical one with weight loss as the outcome. You need to go to the doctors and have a total thyroid panel done, blood glucose tests run, and a history taken (weight history, medications, bowel history, other symptoms, supplements-bring with you if on any).
It literally takes 3,500 calories to lose one pound of body fat plus you can lose weight from glycogen stores breaking down, but your weight loss without any so-called changes, is not metabolically feasible nutritionally. Looking at calculations you are losing 6.66 lbs per week which figures into a 233,333 calorie deficit in one week. Now you see why I think something medical is at the route of this.
Please go see your physician for the above noted tests. After you know more, please feel free to write back if you need my additional assistance.
Most Concerned, XXXXXXX Shattler, MS,RDN
XXXXXXX Shattler, MS,RDN
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