Healthy Weight gain tips!
Eating more nutrient dense foods helps to provide valuable vitamins, minerals, fiber and good fats. These foods support a healthy eating pattern. It help reduces the risk for deficiencies and can also help with healthy weight maintenance or weight gain. If you are underweight, you have a BMI under 18.5. It was found that underweight patients of all ages (those with a BMI of 18.5 or under) were found to face a 1.8 times greater risk for dying than patients with a normal BMI (between 18.5 and 25.9) stated by WebMD.
Nutrient dense foods and their recommended intake are as follows:
- Oats
- Dried fruit
- Nuts and seeds (sunflower seeds, Flax seed)
- Dried fruit
- Beans and legumes
- Whole wheat foods
- Fruits and vegetables (pawpaw, prunes, berries, banana) (broccoli, spinach, avocado, carrots, potatoes)
- Peanut butter
- Cheese
- Salmon
By: Candida Khan
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