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What Does Large Belly And Thigh In Toddlers Imply?
My 20 month year old daughter is app. 30 in. and weighs 39 lbs. Her belly and thighs are very large and I kept thinking she would slim up when she started crawling, then walking, then running....She is now doing all these things and seems to be getting bigger. She drinks a lot and very quickly. Diabetes runs in the family and I have several different endocrine disorders. I am wondering if she may have one of these conditions?
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
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Obesity often begins at a young age. This can carry on through adulthood and I can see your concern. I see one thing that pops out in your query. You say she drinks a lot and very quickly. Give her only the fruits she can eat (not drink as juice) and no juice or beverages with calories in it except for her milk servings which have no added sugar anyway. Just avoid giving her anything to drink with sugar in it and avoid anything with high fructose corn syrup in it (processed foods). In addition, start cutting her food portion sizes down, try to eat as a family without the t.v on, monitor weight weekly and plot on a growth chart that you can get from your pediatrician and try to keep baby at 50th percentile weight for stature. Have nurse show you how to use. She still needs a varied and balanced diet, but not a liquid diet of calories. Best Regard to Mom and Baby, Kathy Shattler, MS, RDN
Obesity often begins at a young age. This can carry on through adulthood and I can see your concern. I see one thing that pops out in your query. You say she drinks a lot and very quickly. Give her only the fruits she can eat (not drink as juice) and no juice or beverages with calories in it except for her milk servings which have no added sugar anyway. Just avoid giving her anything to drink with sugar in it and avoid anything with high fructose corn syrup in it (processed foods). In addition, start cutting her food portion sizes down, try to eat as a family without the t.v on, monitor weight weekly and plot on a growth chart that you can get from your pediatrician and try to keep baby at 50th percentile weight for stature. Have nurse show you how to use. She still needs a varied and balanced diet, but not a liquid diet of calories. Best Regard to Mom and Baby, Kathy Shattler, MS, RDN
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