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How To Avoid Extreme Weight Loss In Adolescents?

my 17 year daughter is concern to lose weight and she lost 44 pounds in about 13-14 months period. the last couple weeks, she is more obsess and barely eat during the day and always saying i am full. i am concern that she might develop anorexia. how can i make her to understand the severity of the situation and give her a wake up call.
Mon, 13 Mar 2017
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Dealing with this your adolescent will need to to legitimize her view, then you can have an edge to explain/educate her, you can teach her about body mass index, set a target weight for her as per her height, and develop healthy plans to meet this target...
You may need the help of a dietician or a GP.
Hope this help.
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How To Avoid Extreme Weight Loss In Adolescents?

Hello. Dealing with this your adolescent will need to to legitimize her view, then you can have an edge to explain/educate her, you can teach her about body mass index, set a target weight for her as per her height, and develop healthy plans to meet this target... You may need the help of a dietician or a GP. Hope this help.