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Paediatrician - Answered on Oct 28, 2025

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 - Oct 28, 2025Hindi
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Dear Doctor, My son is 12 years of age and slightly obese (weight 55 Kg). He is a bit lazy too when it comes to playing outside or doing any meaningful physical activity. Will there be any delay in reaching puberty because of this? He says most of his friends have developed masculine voice and height has increased dramatically. He compares his growth with other & often points that out to me. Kindly guide me in right direction as I think 12 -15 years is the age range when you hit puberty in boys.

Ans: 12 years is early for a boy to hit puberty. Usually changes are apparent after 13 years.
But being overweight is not healthy. It depends on his height and what his weight for height is. Your pediatrician will be able to tell you his weight for height as well as his BMI. Enrolling in a sport helps as also limiting screen time
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