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Health & Fitness

Do Juice Fasts Work?

Stay away from juice fast dieting.

Do juice fasts work? Not for long.

Skimping on calories—you take in as few as 900 calories a day on one popular fast—can slow your metabolism; which can lead to an inadequate consumption of protein, which can then lead to muscle loss. Plus, you'll gain weight immediately when you start eating normally.

Stay away from quick fixes ... They will cause more harm than good. And, in the end, you will end up right back where you started.

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