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*ilylove1
writes:Hey aunts, ok, so this isn't really a love, sex or relationship question, but it's still important to me . So my 13 year old sister lives in my apartment with me, she goes to school when I do ( I am 18 and go to college ) and my boyfriend frequently spends the night. We have to same parents, they aren't divorced, they actually work together and thir work has them traveling a lot. So she lives with me. She's amazing, I love her and all, I'm just worried- she has an eating problem. She snacks ALL THE TIME. Don't get me wrong she eats healthy snacks like she will eat 3 apples 2 celery stalks and a few granola bars just as a snack! It doesn't bother me at all, we are more than well off economically, and I go to the grocery store a lot since I pretty much feed three people. And it's all healthy snacks. I'm just worried if it's bad for her or if she has a condidtion? she eats that much almost every hour and if she doesn't snack she has hunger pains. Neither me nor my parents had ut when we were her age?? She is perfectly healthy, has a fast metabolism, if anything she could use to gain a few pounds. All I'm wondering is if it will catch up to her someday or if we need to see a doctor about it? She's aware of it and says she can't help it. So please, your two cents is appriciatef. Thanks!
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reader, fishdish +, writes (5 September 2010):
 she's a growing girl, and she sounds healthier than me, getting in all her daily servings of fruits and veggies- go her!
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reader, C. Grant  +, writes (5 September 2010):
 The key here is that you say she's healthy and not overweight. She may simply be having a growth spurt that she needs to feed. If her snack food of choice is something healthy like celery, there's nothing to worry about. Of course she'll need to moderate her eating when her metabolism slows, but that's the same for everyone. No point in starving her now just in case she might have a problem later.
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reader, anonymous, writes (5 September 2010): If she is eating healthy foods and she is not overweight then I do not see what the problem is.If you are worried about her having an overactive thyroid then maybe should get checked out by a doc.
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