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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Limiting food leads to obsession with it.  Bottom line.[/quote]

i understand that. [b]my question is what else?[/b][/quote]

Adolescence.

An 11 year old boy is storing up for his growth spurt.  Usually you see a jump in appetite before you start seeing the other symptoms.

Are you sure he's not eating a typical amount for a boy on the cusp of puberty (e.g. about twice what a typical adult would eat)?  [/quote]

There is no other "else." leave him alone and let him eat when he wants to. Teach him WHAT to eat, and how to [b]eat in proportion to his activity level[/b]. THAT's IT.[/quote]

but he is also "storing up for his growth spurt" so how do you proportion that level?[/quote]

You don't. You trust that his body knows best (how would you feel if someone else overruled your own biological signals?) and then you back off! Don't make your own diet insecurities his. [/quote]

well then there's no point to teach him how to eat in proportion to his activity level because the body knows best. [/quote]

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