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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it normal for boys to put on weight around this time? Our oldest DS, for years way too skinny, is noticeably filling out. (Looks more like fat than muscle.) I suspect this is his body getting ready for a growth spurt but my husband is concerned he's just eating too much junk (which is true, he's got the world's biggest sweet tooth). I don't think he eats more junk food than your normal 11 year old but it is a fair bit.

He gets plenty of exercise and eats a good breakfast and dinner--school lunch is typical school-lunch stuff.

Just wondering whether a pre-puberty weight gain is normal in boys or if we should contact ped.[/quote]

Overeating junk is probably wrecking his hormones....
Unless there is a serious metabolic issue causing it.

Metabolic disorder aside, boys are usually thin to skinny before puberty unless they have the genetics to be really obese later in life. (At least one parent would be morbidly obese with a BMI over 30 by their 40s if so.)

Once boys and girls hit puberty, they usually go from skinny boy or Olive Oil girl, to still being very lean and having six pack abs, but just adding muscle until their late teens.

Check out his hormone levels and do complete bloodwork to ruie out an issue there. If all is good, change his eating habits and quit buying him junkfood. You are currently setting him on the road to obesity and a miserable life. [/quote]

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