Does Starving Make Your Stomach Shrink? The Truth Behind the Myth
                                
                                
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                                According to a study published in *Gastroenterology*, the physical size of your stomach does not correlate with your weight, debunking the common belief that you can shrink your stomach through starvation.  The truth is that while the stomach appears to get smaller when empty, its overall capacity remains unchanged by eating less.