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2017-10-02 15:44:11
I am 23 year old with 5.1 feet height and weighing 40 KGS currently. I look too thin, undernourished. Please guide on healthy weight gaining. Ideally how much should I weight?
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+or- 5kg of 47kg is ideal, as per your hight 153cm. Normal protein diet would help increasing your weight. If you think you may have some medical problem then go for complete hormone analysis.
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meet endocrinologist ifneeded
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you may need to increase only 7kg to reach ideal level

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