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11 yo DS underweight?

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Rolypops · 16/03/2023 20:43

11yo is really run down at the moment. We took him for a blood test last year and it all came back OK other than slightly low folate and he's on vitamins for that. Well he's shot up what seems like 2 feet in six months and is now about 5 foot 2/3. But he's looking very thin and I've casually weighed him tonight and he's only seven stone. That seems really low? He's also really tired at the moment and I'm not really sure how to address it without making a big deal of his weight. He eats like a horse and has a pretty good diet, probably a bit too much sugar but we've tried to address that recently too. Do you think his weight warrants a Dr's visit?

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Okunevo · 16/03/2023 20:46

That's a healthy weight for his height

11 yo DS underweight?
Okunevo · 16/03/2023 20:49

www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/
Calculator here if you want to try exact details

Rolypops · 16/03/2023 20:53

Okunevo · 16/03/2023 20:49

www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/
Calculator here if you want to try exact details

That's great thanks!

He just looks so thin! He was quite a short stocky boy when he was younger but now he's this tall lean young man and it's happened almost literally overnight!

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