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COMMON FEEDING PROBLEMS-CONSEQUENCES OF NOT EATING ENOUGH?

INFOPARENTS.COM: If your child isn't getting enough nutrients or calories in her diet, she may have some of the following symptoms:

  • poor weight gain or weight loss
  • palor (or pale looking)
  • fatigue or listlessness
  • irritability
  • or poor school performance (especially when the child skips breakfast)

    In extreme cases, a child who isn't getting enough calories or nutrition in her diet may suffer from malnutrition or poor growth, also known as "failure to thrive". Fortunately, this is rare.

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