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Asked for female, 19 years old from Faridabad
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Asked for male, 21 years old from Srinagar
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Hye.
Supplements are to be taken only when your body's needs are high or if you have a deficiency of a particular nutrient.
Supplements do not replace meals or a healthy diet.
A supplement can only be as good as your diet is.
So, if your basic diet is not good supplementation is not of much use. And in fact if supplements are just randomly added to the diet without evaluating the body's needs, it can cause mild to severe side effects.
Supplements are to be taken only when your body's needs are high or if you have a deficiency of a particular nutrient.
Supplements do not replace meals or a healthy diet.
A supplement can only be as good as your diet is.
So, if your basic diet is not good supplementation is not of much use. And in fact if supplements are just randomly added to the diet without evaluating the body's needs, it can cause mild to severe side effects.
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Asked for male, 17 years old from Indore
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Asked for Male, 20 years old from Indore
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Dietitian/Nutritionist•Hyderabad
Hi lybrate-user. You can use ensure plus supplement powder mixed with milk to increase your weight. Initially you can have 1 scoop daily and gradually increase it to 4. Also improve the protein intake by consuming food such as soyabeans, peanuts, chicken, tuna, eggs, cheese etc. Build up your muscle through weight training i. E lifting weights as it will stimulate your appetite. The extra muscle will speed up your metabolism and so you will need to consume more calories which will enhance your w...more
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Asked for male, 24 years old from Rajat Nagari
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Hi never take supplements, they are slow poison which will harm your body, television ads and gym coaches will never tell you the side effects because they want profits. To gain weight firstly start doing surya namaskar in morning, secondly start doing prithvi mudra with your fingers for 20 minutes, do this for 20 minutes. Buy shilajit satt from patanjali store put 2 drops in hot milk and eat with 2 bananas everydayin morning. Eat lots of almonds, paneer, 2 figs, green seasonal vegetables and dr...more
Asked for male, 25 years old from Aligarh
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Asked for male, 20 years old from Lucknow
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Asked for male, 33 years old from Bangalore
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Bananas are full of calories and contain high amount of carbohydrates and potassium that give you instant energy. Whosoever want to gain weight must eat a banana daily in the morning with a glass of warm milk. Add a teaspoon of sugar in it. Moreover, you can also have it after your meals.
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Asked for female, 9 years old from Siliguri
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I want to take some vitamin D and calcium supplements or multi vitamin. Which will be better for me.
Hey. Thank you for your query.
Whether to take multivitamin or vitamin d or calcium depends on the deficiency or medical disorder you suffer from.
You cannot randomly take supplements. Supplements only help if your body needs them.
Whether to take multivitamin or vitamin d or calcium depends on the deficiency or medical disorder you suffer from.
You cannot randomly take supplements. Supplements only help if your body needs them.
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Asked for male, 17 years old from Delhi
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Hye, Thanks for the query.
Gaining weight requires you to eat more calories than you burn. Although fried or sugary foods are calorie dense, eating them exclusively won’t provide enough nutrition to keep you energetic and healthy. Eating several meals and snacks throughout the day and including nutritious, calorie-dense food will help you gain weight healthfully.
Weight gain depends primarily on your genetics, age, weight and activity level. To gain weight, you need to eat more calories ...more
Gaining weight requires you to eat more calories than you burn. Although fried or sugary foods are calorie dense, eating them exclusively won’t provide enough nutrition to keep you energetic and healthy. Eating several meals and snacks throughout the day and including nutritious, calorie-dense food will help you gain weight healthfully.
Weight gain depends primarily on your genetics, age, weight and activity level. To gain weight, you need to eat more calories ...more
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