My age is 22. Height is 5" 11 .the problem is I'm very skinny though I eat proper food and maintain my diet to grow my upper body muscles are still skinny and couldn't make any difference, I'm in a serious personality problem and I need an effective solution for this. So, please help me out in this either by medicinal way or some particular diet way.

Dt. Pratyasha AgrawalDietitian/Nutritionist10yrs exp

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Medicines & supplements can affect your health adversely. For healthy weight gain, 1. Have small frequent meals at 2-3 hrs intervals containing foods rich in nutrient & calorie density like paneer paratha, cheese-potato sandwich, dates-almonds milkshake, peanut chikki, til ladoo, banana kheer, atta halwa/gond ladoo, thicker atta-maida rotis with ghee, rice with ghee, cow/buffalo milk with skim milk powder, homemade cereal malt with milk & sugar, premix with soup, fruit juice, sugarcane juice, dry fruits, soyabean cutlet/roll, fruit lassi, egg curry/omlette/egg scramble/french toast, fatty fish, chicken 2. Drink 3 litres water daily (but not with or just before meal) 3. Avoid junk foods & empty calorie snacks 4. Enjoy meals in a peaceful environment without distractions 5. Eat fast & in bigger utensils 6. Practice strength exercises daily at least 1/2 hr. To increase lean mass- bench press, push up, squat, etc. 

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