It often happens that parents are forced to solve the problem of regulating the weight of their child. But if some are interested in solving the problem of excess weight of their child, others, on the contrary, solve the problem of lack of weight. This problem always arises during the period of sexual formation.
It is at this age that people with predilection try to find faults in their appearance. And they are always found, even if the body has an impeccable look. So, your figure can lead to the formation of complexes of the growing up person. And the group of major complexes includes excessive leanness.
Why do teenagers have insufficient weight?
Jump growth. The growth rate is experienced by all teenagers. This especially applies to boys under fifteen. For several months, their growth by ten centimeters can increase. But the muscle mass can not catch up with such leaps of growth. It seems that the boy very quickly lost weight. There are no reasons for concern here. Only the intensive growth of his body is guilty. Therefore, and to the doctor to send the child because of a sharp decrease in weight should not be.
Impairment of appetite. This is true of absolutely all teens. It seems that it is easy to solve the problem. But be careful and first look closely at the adolescent. Do not force him to eat. Perhaps, a very serious cause of a decrease in appetite will come to light. For example, his strong emotional experiences. In the teenage period, most children are maximalists. If to adults something seems normal and quite normal, then the child can experience a real drama. Do not offer him a delicious dish, but just need to talk, bring him to a frank conversation. So you will be able to learn the essence of his problem.
Stress and depression. They always lead to a breakdown in metabolism. And the metabolism significantly affects the weight of a person. Of course, this reason is not only teenage. All people are subject to it. But its serious significance does not decrease from this. Here, a doctor can help a teenager.
Motion. Adolescents move very much, play mobile games. Excessive motor activity does not allow you to gain weight to the child. But to limit it in the movements should not be. It is necessary to compose a diet for the day.
How to quickly increase the weight?
Include in the diet of a teenager foods containing many proteins, carbohydrates and fiber (meat and fish or poultry), pasta and legumes. Necessarily on the table should always be a lot of fruits, vegetables and berries. Yes, it is fruit. They are also able to increase weight. This makes fructose. Its a lot in grapes, melon, peaches, bananas. It is these fruits that people who are trying to lose weight do not use.
In order to improve the appetite, it is necessary to add a lot of seasonings and spices to food. Very good increase appetite when eating garlic, pepper, rosemary. If you are baking, always add cinnamon.
Food during the day should be taken at least five times. Fat and fried foods should be excluded. Such food is digested in the stomach for a very long period. This creates a sense of satiety in a person, hunger is not felt, appetite is reduced. Do not eat fast food, do not go to fast food restaurants.
Write the child in the sports section at his discretion. Let it build muscle. Ask the competent coach to take into account the features of the development of the child's organism and make up for him a special set of exercises. If this is not taken into account, then the weight will increase. But this increase in weight will not be uniform. Fat will appear in the most inappropriate areas of the body of a teenager.
But such gyms are often far away from the teenager's place of residence. Some are engaged in additional study or work. For the fitness room there is absolutely no time left. Sports nutrition will help here. It contains many amino acids and protein. This protein protein excellently absorbs any organism. Even better than from everyday food.
But you can not completely replace your food with such cocktails. They almost do not contain dietary fiber and many micronutrients. These useful substances can be obtained only from ordinary products. Therefore, sports nutrition should be considered as an additional support of the body and do not use it instead of the usual daily diet.
Now you know how to help a teenager solve a problem with underweight. Having identified and understood the reasons, you will help him to quickly gain the desired weight.