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What Causes Excessive Weight Gain?
Very worried my granson has gained 50 pounds in a period of 1year. His mother does not see the problem she has him on tablets constanly no sports, nasty seperation my son has through ,even Judge told her he was obese and had to do sports this was back in November,GAl put by the court said the same in his report to judge,
Tue, 6 Mar 2018
Hello,
For excess weight gain, rule out common cause like depression, hypothyroidism, and sedentary life style et cetera. To rule out hypothyroidism, serum TSH, and free T4 estimation can be done.
Regular exercise is beneficial in reducing weight and if possible provides me reports that have been done for giving more comment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami
For excess weight gain, rule out common cause like depression, hypothyroidism, and sedentary life style et cetera. To rule out hypothyroidism, serum TSH, and free T4 estimation can be done.
Regular exercise is beneficial in reducing weight and if possible provides me reports that have been done for giving more comment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami
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