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What Does Light Brown Hair In A One Year Old Indicate?
Question: my baby is one year old. she weighs only 7.4 kgs.. her hair is light brown in color....is this a sign of malnourishment? what foods can i give her so that she gains some weight?
Brief Answer:
Mashed version of adult food low on spices
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthCareMagic.
It would be appreciable if you could upload an image of the hair colour and surely I would be able to comment if it is a sign of malnourishment.
Also mention whether the child was born preterm and what was the birth weight. Only then would I be able to comment if the weight gain is proper.
About the food, you just need to give the mashed up version of adult food low on spices. Boil rice mixed with pulses in equal proportion and with all sorts of vegetables added and make a pulp out of it by mashing it up. Daliya, khichdi etc. are also suitable. You can give all sorts of fruits in grated form. No need to boil it. Milk or formula feed is not essential but you can give it if you want. At one year she can be given cow's milk rather than formula.
Hope that answers your query. Feel free to revert back with further queries if any.
Mashed version of adult food low on spices
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthCareMagic.
It would be appreciable if you could upload an image of the hair colour and surely I would be able to comment if it is a sign of malnourishment.
Also mention whether the child was born preterm and what was the birth weight. Only then would I be able to comment if the weight gain is proper.
About the food, you just need to give the mashed up version of adult food low on spices. Boil rice mixed with pulses in equal proportion and with all sorts of vegetables added and make a pulp out of it by mashing it up. Daliya, khichdi etc. are also suitable. You can give all sorts of fruits in grated form. No need to boil it. Milk or formula feed is not essential but you can give it if you want. At one year she can be given cow's milk rather than formula.
Hope that answers your query. Feel free to revert back with further queries if any.
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