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Kid Overweight

Asked for Female, 13 years

My 8.5 years old daughter is a little overweight and behind her actual height. She has long black thick hair MA SHA ALLAH, Till her waist. I need to ask what should I cut her hair till shoulders to get the actual protein in her height, kindly guide me. Confused

Posted 5 years ago
Responses (1)
Dr. Beenish Ehsan
Family Physician - Karachi

Dear Patient,

I feel it would be a better idea to enroll your daughter in a basketball team as that's known to help raise height esp before puberty. Hair length wouldn't have an effect on overall length. Here are some healthy DOs and don'ts we recommend

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-increase-height#sleep

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