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I am a 23 year old male, 5 foot 11 inches, and weigh 59 kg which is very underweight. I exercise and eat a lot but still cannot gain any weight. I am also a smoker and think this could be one of the causes. It might also be my metabolism. I want to know how I can safely gain 10 to 20 kg and get to an ideal weight for my age. Please help!
Thu, 8 Jan 2015
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Brief..get a thyroid profile test
detailed..Since it could be increased metabolism ,as thyroid hormones regulate metabolism of body ,if there are increased hormones then it could cause lean body and check on if you get other symptoms like intolerance to heat,irritation and so on.
You may increase your weight by having increase amount of protein (meat,eggs,pulses,milk products etc).Increase bannana shakes in your diet.
work out daily for at least 45 minutes.
Hopefully my answer will be helpfull for you.
Regards,Dr.Maheshwari
Brief..get a thyroid profile test
detailed..Since it could be increased metabolism ,as thyroid hormones regulate metabolism of body ,if there are increased hormones then it could cause lean body and check on if you get other symptoms like intolerance to heat,irritation and so on.
You may increase your weight by having increase amount of protein (meat,eggs,pulses,milk products etc).Increase bannana shakes in your diet.
work out daily for at least 45 minutes.
Hopefully my answer will be helpfull for you.
Regards,Dr.Maheshwari
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