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Suggest Methods To Increase Appetite Of A 3 Year Old

my son is 3 years old he is not having interest basic food. for a day he takes only one or half roti he is not getting sufficient nutrients for growth. he is getting aggressive day by day please suggest the way he will take his daily basic food(dal,rice,roti )
Thu, 23 Jul 2015
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Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.

I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if he is not eating well.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed him calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.

PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ANY SO CALLED APPETITE STIMULANTS AS THEY ARE NOT VERY SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN AND THEY HAVE THE SIDE EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE DROWSINESS.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Suggest Methods To Increase Appetite Of A 3 Year Old

Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress - 1. An active is a well kid even if he is not eating well. 2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone. 3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day. 4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed him calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ANY SO CALLED APPETITE STIMULANTS AS THEY ARE NOT VERY SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN AND THEY HAVE THE SIDE EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE DROWSINESS. Regards - Dr. Sumanth