Wieghtloss clinic

Weight loss can have causes that aren’t due to underlying disease. Examples include dieting, exercise, malnutrition or lack of access to food. See a doctor is lose weight without trying or feel extremely thirsty and urinate frequently.

Make an appointment to see a doctor if you: Unintentionally lose too much weight, have abdominal pain or trouble swallowing, or feel full quickly, experience nausea or lack of appetite

Later in life, weight loss—not weight gain—is associated with a greater risk of death. “As we age, the stomach empties more slowly, which makes you feel fuller longer,” doctor says. “Also, some of the brain signals that control appetite and fullness become attenuated,”