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Suggest Ways To Reduce Weight In Child

My 9 year old weighs 110 pounds and now has stretch marks on her hips and breast area. We ve been to the doctor and were only told cut back . We do not allow her to eat a lot of goodies; make sure she exercises every day, but nothging seems to work
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Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. I understand your concern.
Your kid is definitely overweight. There could be two reasons for this.
1. Endogenous obesity - due to genetic and family predisposition.
2. Exogenous obesity - due to lack of exercise and over eating.
I have a few questions for you -
1. What is her height now?
2. What was her birth weight?
3. From when did she start gaining weight like this (form what age)?
4. How are her daily activities and exercising pattern?
5. Are there any complaints from school about her academic performance?
6. Is there any family history of obesity?
7. Can you get back to be me with a chart of whatever she eats from morning till going to bed - on any average day?
8. Does she eat a lot of snacks?
9. How many hours does she watch TV per day?
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time.

You can approach me at the following link. Please find the link below.
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696

Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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Suggest Ways To Reduce Weight In Child

Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. I understand your concern. Your kid is definitely overweight. There could be two reasons for this. 1. Endogenous obesity - due to genetic and family predisposition. 2. Exogenous obesity - due to lack of exercise and over eating. I have a few questions for you - 1. What is her height now? 2. What was her birth weight? 3. From when did she start gaining weight like this (form what age)? 4. How are her daily activities and exercising pattern? 5. Are there any complaints from school about her academic performance? 6. Is there any family history of obesity? 7. Can you get back to be me with a chart of whatever she eats from morning till going to bed - on any average day? 8. Does she eat a lot of snacks? 9. How many hours does she watch TV per day? Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. You can approach me at the following link. Please find the link below. www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696 Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,