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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good quality ice cream. Sprinkle with blueberries. Go to town.

The kid needs more calories. If you see a further drop in the weight percentile coupled with a further increase in the height percentile, I would consult an endocrinologist.

I have a "banana baby" as well, he's now 5 and no longer a stick. But he eats ice cream every night after dinner.[/quote]

Sorry, but this sounds crazy.  We are not strict about food at all, but ice cream every night?  No adult should be doing that so it seems like it sets up a horrible habit.  [/quote]

I know plenty of people who did that who were healthy until well into their 90s or later.  It really depends on lots of things, including the rest of your diet, activity level, and genetics.  A scoop of vanilla ice cream with berries is not a terrible thing. [b] If you come from a family with a genetic history of being very thin, in particular, it's really not an issue. [/b] Way better for you than a lot of other things people eat -- soda every day, red meat every day, etc.[/quote]

That is not true at all. There are plenty of people who have crappy genes for cholesterol and sugar, and even type II diabetics who have normal BMIs and start needing meds in their 30s and 40s. [/quote]

That's really different though. Yes, some people are genetically prone to diabetes, which is unlucky. Some are prone to being thin. If your genetics is causing you to be thin and not your diet that's just the way your body is. If your thin family isn't developing a chronic disease because they are thin, what us there to worry about? [/quote]

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