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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter, who is 5, is on the heavier side--like 10% height and 70% weight, but she is only 6. Still, its  just like I was. She has a serious sweet tooth and food fixation. My son does not, is skinny and always moving. I was like this too as a kid--was always hungry, was always looking for a cookie, got hangry easily. Was short, like she was, was underweight at birth (she was under 5 lbs) but then put on fat at age 3, like she did. I was later diagnosed with hypoglycemia and hypothyroid in my 20s but not before going through years of feeling horrible about my body, starting around age 7. I wasn't really that overweight, but was not rail thin like most of my friends. I try to offer the kids a balanced diet but without a lot of restrictions. My son will stop eating when he's full, and though he loves dessert, doesn't fixate on them. My daughter will eat and eat, and at times I wonder if she's really hungry, or what, and is fixated on sweets and carbs. I have wondered about genetic links, and things like gut bacteria. She has a lot of allergies too and skin issues, as do I. [/quote]

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