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Paediatrician - Answered on May 28, 2026

Dr Deepa Suvarna is a practising paediatrician with 25 years of experience. She completed her MD in paediatrics from the TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, MBBS from the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and diploma in child health from the College of Physicians and Surgeons.... more

Asked by Anonymous - May 28, 2026Hindi

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My daughter is 13 years old. Since the last few months, she has started dieting because she says she looks 'fat' compared to girls on Instagram. She skips breakfast before school, avoids ghee, rice and rotis. She wants us to buy her protein bars and 'healthy snacks'. If we don't buy she doesn't eat. I am worried. How to convince her?

Ans: It depends what her weight to height position is on the graph. Ask your pediatrician to plot this and show her what the ideal range is and where she stands
As far as healthy snacks or protein bars are concerned, they are good options
For breakfast make healthy options like millet pancakes or whole wheat pancakes, muesli with no added sugar, dalia or quinoa upma etc. Even meals can be made healthier with more vegetable and salad helpings and replacing desserts with fruits.

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