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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 13 year old son seems to eat all the time but cannot gain any weight and has not yet had a growth spurt. He is a high level swimmer and swims at least 10 hours/week plus maybe 2-3 hours of dryland. He has a good and varied diet, plenty of meat, protein, fat, fruits and veggies, drinks several glasses of whole milk every day. Yet, he has stayed at the same weight (90-95 pounds) for the past 9 months or so, and has not yet had a height spurt either (about 5’3). He is a young 13 and doesn’t have any outward signs of puberty yet.

I am a little worried about the seeming inability to gain any weight and whether this might delay his growth. At his checkup, the pediatrician said he has a lot of growing to do/hasn’t really started, and to make sure he is getting plenty of calories since his activity level is so high.

I have a very naturally thin body type as does most of my family, while DH is more muscular. Based on genetics, DS should be above average to somewhat tall in height. I do think he tends more toward my family’s body type which is long-limbed/tall and thin. I was late to puberty and very skinny as a middle schooler.

Is there anything more we can do to make sure he is getting adequate calories and nutrition for growth? [/quote]

My 13 year old is a high level swimmer and he is also 5'3 at 95 lbs.  I took him to see a dietician and she suggested that he should have at least 3800 calories per day, average is 2600 calories.  I added three avocados to his daily diet, change whole milk to goat milk, and he also eats a lot of almond and sun flower seeds.  This is on top of his daily healthy diet.  After five months, he is now around 110 lbs.  No sign of puberty yet.[/quote]

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