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Height and weight not standard
Hi,
My daughter is 5 years old. Her height and weight is less and not according to standard. Height is 104cm and weight 16 kgs. Could you please suggest some food items which I could give her to improve these parameters.
Could I give her some milk powder/supplements.
Is keva growth powder good for her?
Kindly give suggestions.
Regards
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Your child weight is at 50th percentile and height is between 25 th to 50 th percentile according to iap growth chart. So its normal. No need to worry.
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Give healthy homemade balanced meal.
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Need a detailed history. Was she always short and underweight?
What was her birth weight.? What is the height of you and your husband?
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Give normal diet with ghee and healthy diet. Ask her to drink plenty of water. No health drink will help.
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