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Suggest Remedy For Underweight
Dear sir my male child, age 3 yrs, has weight 12 kg and height 34 inches, i think he is underweight. he eats 3/4 times per day but less quantity, still palys and moves regularly. he was 2.5 kg at the time of birth. could u suggest me regarding his health and weight improvement
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
Hello,
Your child's weight is low for his age.
It should be at least 15 kg.
You have not told what he is eating, otherwise it would be helpful to recommend some food.
Anyway follow the following advise.
1. The quantity of food should be 1.5 to 2 small bowl
2. It should be given 5 times a day
3. You can give the family food to the child, i.e. food you are making for family members to eat.
4. To increase the weight of the child give him energy dense food like,
- grind the ground nuts and add some oil or ghee along with sugar, it is very tasty so your child will like it
- you can also give formula 100 i.e. take 90 ml milk and add 2 gm of sugar and 2 gm of oil in it and them add 10 ml water to make it 100 ml. give this every 3 to 4 hourly to your child.
You will definitely get results from this.
Hopes this helps you.
Thank you.
Your child's weight is low for his age.
It should be at least 15 kg.
You have not told what he is eating, otherwise it would be helpful to recommend some food.
Anyway follow the following advise.
1. The quantity of food should be 1.5 to 2 small bowl
2. It should be given 5 times a day
3. You can give the family food to the child, i.e. food you are making for family members to eat.
4. To increase the weight of the child give him energy dense food like,
- grind the ground nuts and add some oil or ghee along with sugar, it is very tasty so your child will like it
- you can also give formula 100 i.e. take 90 ml milk and add 2 gm of sugar and 2 gm of oil in it and them add 10 ml water to make it 100 ml. give this every 3 to 4 hourly to your child.
You will definitely get results from this.
Hopes this helps you.
Thank you.
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