How much weight can dehydration make you lose? The dangerous and misleading truth about temporary weight loss
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Did you know that just 1–2% of body water loss, a state known as mild dehydration, can lead to a noticeable but temporary drop of 1.5–3 pounds on the scale for a 150-pound person?. This initial fluctuation highlights the deceptive nature of **how much weight can dehydration make you lose**, and why it is not a sustainable or healthy strategy for real weight management.