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I have a 11 year old boy who has motional probelms.He is 59 inches tall and weghs 58 pounds and his body mass is 11 kilograms.How much calories should he take in a day?
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535822 tn?1443976780
If he has emotional problems it may be the mix of meds he is on you can always ask them to evaluate the dose..if hes doing okay then all is well .Have you a concern regarding his calorie intake ?
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Hi  margypops,

Yes he is on medshe is on

respida l0.25mg 3x a day

depicote 250mg 2x aday

Invutive 150 once a day

e is doing good now he has to see a nutritionous and a gasologist
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535822 tn?1443976780
the calories index says children should consume 2,200 calories a day.He has some challenges I see, is he on meds how is he doing ?
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ok he has adhd, ocd, odd, mood disiorder and posible o cerial pulsy and autisum. He is 4  feet and11inches tall his weght is  58 pounds and his body mass index is 12.1.
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535822 tn?1443976780
could you tell us what the emotional problems are ..you have the weights wrong ..we use pounds here
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