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Is It Advisable To Give Appetizers For A 4 Year Old?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... I have a 4 1/2 yr old son who is 15.5 kg in wt and 103cm in height.He is a very fussy eater and does not like to eat any type of food can you please let me know if his wt. ht ratio is fine and if we could give any appetizers
Tue, 10 Jan 2017
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Hi,

The weight is ok, and Height is in limit but it is ok. But if you use BMI formula you will see that he is more weight than height, so he probably are eating more carbohydrate foods like milk, pasta, and other caloric, so you can give appetizer in my opinion, No.

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Is It Advisable To Give Appetizers For A 4 Year Old?

Hi, The weight is ok, and Height is in limit but it is ok. But if you use BMI formula you will see that he is more weight than height, so he probably are eating more carbohydrate foods like milk, pasta, and other caloric, so you can give appetizer in my opinion, No.