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Suggest Remedy For Gaining Weight

hiii.....iam meera from india .....iam 24 year old and my weight is jst 40kg..and my height 5 ft....my weight is less it leads me to embarrassment sometime....i take enough diet but unable to increase my weight.......iam vegetarian ......i want your suggestion plz help me ....ans me on my mail id YYYY@YYYY
Fri, 20 Feb 2015
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Welcome to Health care magic. Thank you for posting your question.

I can understand your concern. There is nothing to get embarrassed. Let me help you out.

First of all you have to understand that to gain weight, you need to eat more calories than your body uses each day. You need to do this regularly. It's not enough just to have occasional extra snacks.

Gradual weight gain is always advisable. An increase in 500 kcal per day can result in increasing the body weight by 0.5 kgs per week.
Eat plenty of healthy fats. Eat soyabean, a little butter, coconut oil, and other healthy fats. Increase caloric intake - of the healthy kind of course. So the bananas count well here.

Chew the food properly to improve digestion.
Keep a track of your weight gain as this is essential; it is healthy to increase approximately 5 to 6 kgs weight per month.

With the diet , you should do some physical exercise say for about 30 minutes a day.
The right combination of healthy food, exercise, right breathing, rest and sleep go a long way in a happier and healthier you.

Hope this helps.
Post any other question. We will be happy to help.
Have a nice day. Regards.

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Suggest Remedy For Gaining Weight

Welcome to Health care magic. Thank you for posting your question. I can understand your concern. There is nothing to get embarrassed. Let me help you out. First of all you have to understand that to gain weight, you need to eat more calories than your body uses each day. You need to do this regularly. It s not enough just to have occasional extra snacks. Gradual weight gain is always advisable. An increase in 500 kcal per day can result in increasing the body weight by 0.5 kgs per week. Eat plenty of healthy fats. Eat soyabean, a little butter, coconut oil, and other healthy fats. Increase caloric intake - of the healthy kind of course. So the bananas count well here. Chew the food properly to improve digestion. Keep a track of your weight gain as this is essential; it is healthy to increase approximately 5 to 6 kgs weight per month. With the diet , you should do some physical exercise say for about 30 minutes a day. The right combination of healthy food, exercise, right breathing, rest and sleep go a long way in a happier and healthier you. Hope this helps. Post any other question. We will be happy to help. Have a nice day. Regards.