Yes. Dr. can check.: If one is truly underweight (based on height, family background, and body type), a Dr. can evaluate for a hormonal, digestive, or other disorder. If no medical cause is found, then one can add weight by eating more calories of nutritious foods, while also doing weight-training to increase muscle. Proteins: egg white, chicken breast, salmon, ... Better fats: olive oil, peanuts, almonds, tofu, ....
Answered 2/2/2015
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Yes: By bmi (15.3 ) and standard growth chart, you are quite underweight for age and height (bottom 3% of population).You can download a growth chart and look at relationshipa of differing weight /height. See:www.Cdc.Gov/growthchart.
Answered 8/6/2013
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