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Child Has Low Weight. What Diet Can Be Used To Incorporated To Increase Weight?

Hello Doctor, My son is 2 1/2 yrs old and weighs 10.7 kgs. Is it normal? What diet can i incorporate to increase his weight. He was premmie born at 34 weeks weighed 1.920 at birth. I have started giving him pediasure. Also, let me know if any vitamin and calcium supplements can be given Please let me know Regards, Sahana
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Hi Sahana,

Thank you for your query.

For a premmie I am happy with the weight of 10.7 Kg at this age. Yes, there is scope for improvement but one should not push it unduly. One should ensure that the child has a well balanced diet which shall provide all the essential nutrients. No particular vitamin and calcium supplement shall help in increasing the weight. You can provide him with a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement to supplement any vitamin and mineral deficiency.

Just to repeat esnure that your son has a well balanced diet containing fruits, green vegetables, cereals, pulses, milk and its products like curd, paneer and in non-vegetarian families, meat and poultry, in adequate amounts.

I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.

Regards,

RKK
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Child Has Low Weight. What Diet Can Be Used To Incorporated To Increase Weight?

Hi Sahana, Thank you for your query. For a premmie I am happy with the weight of 10.7 Kg at this age. Yes, there is scope for improvement but one should not push it unduly. One should ensure that the child has a well balanced diet which shall provide all the essential nutrients. No particular vitamin and calcium supplement shall help in increasing the weight. You can provide him with a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement to supplement any vitamin and mineral deficiency. Just to repeat esnure that your son has a well balanced diet containing fruits, green vegetables, cereals, pulses, milk and its products like curd, paneer and in non-vegetarian families, meat and poultry, in adequate amounts. I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction. Regards, RKK