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Unable to gain weight normally
Failure to thrive is a description applied to children whose current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and sex.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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how to gain weight normally i m 20 yr old and weigh only 56 height 5'11"?
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Why do i eat so much and not gain weight?
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I want to gain weight... Can u plz help me?
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