my male friend's 17 this year and he weighs 42kg and as tall as 1.6m. no matter how much he eats, he won't gain weight. How do i help him gain weight? and i dont think it's hereditary.
do help me. please and thank you. :)
2007-03-06 05:02:54 · 14 answers · asked by adilah9 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
he plays soccer almost everyday.
he loves eating junk food or any food.
he's a malay so no beer.
2007-03-06 05:24:08 · update #1
There's no need for anxiety, with 1.60 and 42 kg your friend is just at the lower edge for normal weight according to the Body Mass Index.
Furthermore, as long as your friend is growing, he "risks" quick gains of weight, that can be just as difficult to be explained as his not gaining weight now. One reason can be changing of hormones.
2007-03-06 05:29:47 · answer #1 · answered by corleone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only eat junk foods, like Oreo's and Milk and make sure you never skip on eating the fat off the bacon and steaks. I think he should take up playing a video game like World of Warcraft so that he doesn't do any activity that could be considered exercise. Don't eat too many fruits and vegetables, they waste space in your stomach and eat lots of breads, peanuts, and candy.
2007-03-06 05:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by Michael M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Playing sports causes his body to burn more fat and thus prevent him from gaining weight. Metabolism slows down around age 21. He needs to eat more healthy food to keep that figure. It won't last forever.
2007-03-06 08:01:31 · answer #3 · answered by jracer524 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people just can not gain weight, because of their genetics. Start small. Things high in calories and fat, and no exercise. Don't do it all at once, because the affects could be very bad. If anything, you can let him do it on his own.
2007-03-06 05:06:18 · answer #4 · answered by KS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He still growing at that age. His metabolism is high so what he eat he burns off quickly don't eat fatty things as that will lead to high cholesterol eat smaller meals instead of the three daily meals eat high carbs foods in between meals.
2007-03-06 05:10:23 · answer #5 · answered by pixie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe his metabolism is just high. he could eat right before bed so his body isn't active after eating. or maybe he has a tateworm so if nothing works he could go see a doctor.
2007-03-06 07:06:23 · answer #6 · answered by ................................ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Super size at McDonalds
2007-03-06 06:05:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
does he play sports of any kind? just tell him to lay around for awhile and eat eat eat.. his metabolism will get lower and he should " grow fat". my brother's like that and that's what we did to help him. but, if i doesn't work. tell him to go to the doctor about it.
2007-03-06 05:08:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Beer and Pizza...especially before you go to bed.....then you'll be fat in no time
2007-03-06 05:06:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe he has a few tapeworm friends?
2007-03-06 05:06:37 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋