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17 lbs at 2 is QUITE small. Kids NEED calories, sorry folks. We know some people that don't eat anything but organic food, no junk food, no high calorie food at all. When their son was 7 he was the size of a 4 year old and their DD was 10 and looked like she was 5. The parents were average height so that wasn't an issue. The kids simply were malnourished. We were at a hotel with them and saw the kids in swimming suits--they looked anorexic. It was really sad.
I agree that 17 pounds is WAY too small for a 2 year old. It may sound to the OP like it was a minimal weight difference---fdoctors wanting him to only weight 2 pounds more---but those two pounds are the difference between being underweight and being at the very bare minimum weight. I know this because I was underweight after my son was born. My doctor was begging me to get my weight up to a minimum of 118lbs.
I'm shocked the UK doctors were pushing junk food though. There are better ways to fatten him up. They have healthy drink mixes for that. They often give them to cancer patients. I almost started drinking them when I was underweight, but I finally managed to put on a few pounds naturally as I got into my 30s.
As for the children golfgal references, I doubt they were anorexic. Obesity is such a problem in our country that people think normal and slightly underweight is anorexic.
From reading the news story, the child in the news story should have never been taken from his parents though.
You know, there does come a point where you need to stimulate someones appetite and I suppose IF he doesn't like to eat what his mother gives him and IF he actually would eat some "junk food" it could be the best thing for them to do. I'm not saying all junk all the time, but temporarily. When someone isn't eating you don't discriminate. Maybe those high calorie drinks they give sick people won't be to his liking either, who knows. I can't speak with any authority on this and I'm sure we aren't hearing the whole story.
When my cat was diagnosed with cancer after loosing almost half his body weight the vet had me offering him all sorts of things that weren't part of a "healthy" cat's diet...just to keep the weight/strength up while undergoing treatment.
I agree that 17 pounds is WAY too small for a 2 year old. It may sound to the OP like it was a minimal weight difference---fdoctors wanting him to only weight 2 pounds more---but those two pounds are the difference between being underweight and being at the very bare minimum weight. I know this because I was underweight after my son was born. My doctor was begging me to get my weight up to a minimum of 118lbs.
I'm shocked the UK doctors were pushing junk food though. There are better ways to fatten him up. They have healthy drink mixes for that. They often give them to cancer patients. I almost started drinking them when I was underweight, but I finally managed to put on a few pounds naturally as I got into my 30s.
As for the children golfgal references, I doubt they were anorexic. Obesity is such a problem in our country that people think normal and slightly underweight is anorexic.
From reading the news story, the child in the news story should have never been taken from his parents though.
No, trust me, they were not just slightly underweight--my kids are pretty skinny, my 5' 7" 14 year old only weighs 105 lbs, these kids were malnourished. You could see every bone, bump, whatever in their bodies. They had dull, lifeless hair and sallow eyes. They weren't technically anorexic since they ate food on a regular basis, they just weren't getting enough calories and looked anorexic.
A simple way to put some weight on a child is to give them nutrition drinks --- there are some specially formulated to help you gain weight. No need to give "junk" food if you don't want your child eating that.
BTW, I think 17 lbs is entirely too small for a 2 year old --- are you sure the article didn't say 17k (which is about 35 lbs)???
17 lbs.? My son weighed that much when he was 4 months old (all on breast milk)! That poor child looks like an old man. Funny, the mother is a bit chubby, though.
The advice to fatten him up on junk food is, of course, ridiculous.
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