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[quote=Anonymous]My son was technically obese at his 3 and 4 year old check-ups. He didn't look overweight (to me, anyway), just solidly built. He has always had a good appetite and has always been a big, strong kid (I do think his heavy weight was due in part to muscle mass--may be the case for your DS as well). His diet was good--lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, with occasional treats. I have followed the Ellyn Satter approach of offering healthy food and letting him decide how much to eat. Do not forbid him from having seconds, as that will likely backfire. Just make sure you are offering healthy choices. At 5 my son has thinned out considerably and is no longer "obese" according to his BMI. Sounds like you are doing everything right, so I think if you stay the course everything is likely to work out.

There was an interesting article in the NY Times recently about what to do when you've got one skinny child and one overweight child; the advice was to feed them the same healthy foods and not restrict options for the overweight kid: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/ask-well-feeding-heavy-and-thin-kids-at-the-same-table/?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar[/quote]

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