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Child Nutrition (Expert Forum)
weight gain/diet/nutrition
Answered by
Renee Radenberg - Child Nutrition, nutrition
This forum is for questions and support regarding child nutrition issues such as: Acne and food, Allergies and food, Balanced Menus, Diabetes, Finicky Eaters, Healthy Snacks, Nutrition, Weight Loss.
To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
weight gain/diet/nutrition
by emt204, Feb 21, 2008 11:11AM
My son is 11 yrs old he is 5'3 weights 159lbs he excercise 1hr a day 4 days a week works out with a personal trainer, plays football, basketball and baseball practice on top of the gym time and we really police what he eats and yet he is gaining weight instead of loosing it. Im not quite sure what we are doing wrong feeding him lots of baked chxn and fruits no soft drinks but lots of crystal light which is 5calor. drink mix with 16oz water. He is frustrated and so am I. We have spoke with family Dr. he does not seem to think it is a medical condition.
Doctor's Answer
by Renee Radenberg, Feb 21, 2008 09:07PM
, Feb 21, 2008 09:07PMTo: emt204
When you work out and build lean body muscle, you gain weight because muscle weights more then fat. Your son exercises numerous hours for an 11 year old plus he plays sports on top of the exercise. I recommend you put the scale away and get a measuring tape. Just have him measure his chest, waist, and thighs. You want to see the chest / thighs build up and the waist go down. If he does not want to measure, then a good indication that he has weight loss (but the scale says differently) is that his clothes are loose fitting more then before. If that is not the case, then have his MD run tests and check him out.
