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About underweight (Source: HomeRemedies)
Being thin or underweight like being overweight, is a relative term, being based on the ideal weight for a given height built, and sex. A person can be regarded as moderately underweight if he or she weighs ten per cent below the ideal body weight and markedly so if the weight is twenty per cent below the ideal. ...
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Causes of underweight (Source: HomeRemedies)
Thinness due to an inadequate caloric intake is a serious condition, especially in young people. Diseases like tuberculosis, respiratory disorders, pneumonia, circulatory diseases like heart disorders, cerebral haemorrhage, nephritis, typhoid fever, and cancer are quite common among them. Inadequate nutrition or bad eating habits Thinness may be due to inadequate nutrition or excessive bodily activity, or both. Emotional factors or bad eating habits such as skipping meals, small meals, habitual fasting, and inadequate exercise can also cause it Inadequate digestion, metabolic disturbances and disorders Other factors include inadequate digestion and absorption of food due to a wrong dietary pattern for a particular metabolism, metabolic disturbances such as an overactive thyroid, and hereditary tendencies. Disorders such as chronic dyspepsia, chronic diarrhoea, presence of intestinal worms, liver disorders, diabetes mellitus, insomnia, constipation, and sexual disorders can also lead to thinness. ...
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Symptoms of underweight (Source: HomeRemedies)
They often feel easily fatigued, have poor physical stamina and low resistance to infection. ...
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underweight - Conventional Treatments (Source: HomeRemedies)
Musk melon is one of the most effective home remedies for thinness. If the melon cure is properly carried out, a rapid gain in weight can usually be achieved. In this mode of treatment, only musk melons are taken three times during the day for forty days or more. In the beginning, only three kilograms of melons are taken daily for three days. Then the quantity is increased by one kilogram daily till it is sufficient to appease the hunger. Only the sweet and fresh fruits of the best variety are used in the treatment. Underweight treatment using Mango-Milk Cure The mango-milk cure is also an ideal treatment for thinness. For this mode of treatment, ripe and sweet mangoes should always be selected. They should be taken thrice a day-morning, afternoon, and evening. Two medium sized mangoes should be taken first and then followed by a glass of milk. Mango is rich in sugar but deficient in protein. On the other hand, milk is rich in protein but deficient in sugar. The deficiency of one is made up by the other. Mango thus combines very well with milk and an exclusive mango-milk diet taken for at least one month, will lead to improvement in health and vigour and gain in weight Underweight treatment using Milk Cure An exclusive milk diet for rapid gain of weight has been advocated by some nature cure practitioners. At the beginning of this mode of treatment, the patient should fast for three days on warm water and lime juice so as to cleanse the system. Thereafter, he should have a gl ...
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News on underweight
Miss Universe Australia in "skinny" controversy (ReutersHealth)
Lung patients benefit from nutrition advice (ReutersHealth)
Do Underweight Newborns Make for Shy Adults? (MedicineNet)

Further Reading on underweight
  • Healthy Eating for Children - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    What is healthy eating ? Healthy eating means eating a variety of foods so that your child gets the nutrients ( such as protein ,...healthy growth and development. This can lead to being underweight or...
  • Anorexia Nervosa - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    All people with anorexia nervosa need treatment . In most cases , this involves seeing a health ...counseling sessions. A hospital stay is needed for those who are seriously underweight or who have...
  • Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®) - Nutrition Therapy Overview ( WebMD )
    ...assessment can identify problems that affect the success of anticancer therapy. Patients who are underweight or malnourished may...success of anticancer therapy. Patients who are underweight or...
  • Constipation in Children ( WebMD )
    Constipation in children is common , but it can be painful . Learn the causes and medical treatments ...will have symptoms within the first few weeks of life. They may be underweight or small for their...
  • Menarche - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    Your first menstrual period is called menarche . It usually happens around age 12 but may start as early as age 9 . Menarche is a ...and you may not have a period sometimes. If you are underweight ...


  • Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    It is always important to take extra good care of yourself when pregnant . When carrying twins or more ( multiple pregnancy ), be ...gain will be different if you started your pregnancy underweight or...
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ( WebMD )
    Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ) combines a number of different therapies to help reduce ...in COPD, and people with COPD who are profoundly underweight ,
  • Follicle-Stimulating Hormone ( WebMD )
    A follicle - stimulating hormone test measures the amount of follicle - stimulating hormone ( FSH ) in a ...s ability to control FSH production. Stress. Starvation or being very underweight . Results of the...
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