Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 My son is almost 9 and weighs 85 pounds. He's active and likes to play sports, but he LOVES to eat. He's gfcf and that doesn't slow him down a bit. I have to stop him from eating or he'd be too heavy. My question, I'm planning on starting him on pep and zyme when it gets closer to the end of the school year. I'm hearing people say their kids are gaining weight. Has this been a problem for anyone? Has anyone's kids gained too much weight. Nick is a little too heavy as it is. Will I be able to continue to keep the weight off of him by continuing to monitor his food? Thanks so much. Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 my son is also 9 will be 10 in little over a month and weighs 80 lbs he is 4 ft 10 in......prior to gf/cf he ate EVERYTHING in sight afterwards he still ate tons!!! now with the enzymes his eating is normal.... he eats tons of food in cycles and regular amounts at all other times... we now are totally off of the diet and have had no problems what so ever....we still have tiny regression before a progression.... which still has me baffled but it must be like an infant way of learning... anyway...what's the cost of 2 little bottles of something that may help as opposed to continuing to ask yourself maybe, could it, will it, is it possible for it to help.... i say go for it and if it doesn't help then you are no worse off and you can mark it off your list. neva Message: 4 Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 02:07:22 -0000 From: " tree6199 " Subject: Weight gain using pep and zyme? My son is almost 9 and weighs 85 pounds. He's active and likes to play sports, but he LOVES to eat. He's gfcf and that doesn't slow him down a bit. I have to stop him from eating or he'd be too heavy. My question, I'm planning on starting him on pep and zyme when it gets closer to the end of the school year. I'm hearing people say their kids are gaining weight. Has this been a problem for anyone? Has anyone's kids gained too much weight. Nick is a little too heavy as it is. Will I be able to continue to keep the weight off of him by continuing to monitor his food? Thanks so much. Theresa --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Theresa, I wouldn't worry about him gaining weight right off. Of course, keep an eye on it. In general, enzymes tend to regulate weight. Depending on what you need, taking enzymes can result in weight gain or loss. Many obese people have very low levels of lipase in their body. Without sufficient lipase, the fats from food cannot be properly broken down and used. It may be stored instead. Taking the enzymes lipase breaks down these fats. Also, when digestion is bad, the body craves more energy and nutrients. When food remains insufficiently broken down and digested, the nutrients within the food are not being released and delivered to the cells to satisfy the hunger. So, some people continue to eat more attempting to satisfy that hunger. Supplying the proper digestive enzymes will lead to better nutrient release and absorption, the body is functioning better leading to weight loss. Since your son is on a restrictive diet, he may be craving some nutrients he is not getting (who knows what?!). My older son was an eating/chewing machine before enzymes. He gnawed everything and was always badgering for food. About a week on enzymes, he quit. He still likes to eat, but he doesn't intensely have to eat a great deal. It is not compulsive-obsessive now. Sometimes he asks for snackes, and I will say, " that's all for now " and he will be okay with that and go and play. If the problem is being underweight, supplying enzymes can lead to better nutrient absorption, proper health, and thus, weight gain. Enzymes tend to have the net effect of regulating weight into an appropriate range for the individual. A 1932 study (Sansum) showed results on weight from a number of cases at the Potter Metabolic Clinic. It showed that weight regulation is a long-standing effect of taking enzymes. Of 197 individuals who were underweight, 91% improved by gaining weight with enzymes. Of 29 individuals who were overweight, 93% improved by loosing weight. Of the 54 individuals who started at an appropriate normal weight, 100% (all of them) remained at a constant weight. Pretty cool, huh?! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 : Thanks so much for answering my post. I printed it out to show my husband. I'm really excited about starting Nick on these enzymes next month. I don't want to do it now because I don't want a regression right at the end of the school year. Thanks again. Theresa > Theresa, > > I wouldn't worry about him gaining weight right off. Of course, keep > an eye on it. > > In general, enzymes tend to regulate weight. Depending on what you > need, taking enzymes can result in weight gain or loss. Many obese > people have very low levels of lipase in their body. Without > sufficient lipase, the fats from food cannot be properly broken down > and used. It may be stored instead. Taking the enzymes lipase breaks > down these fats. Also, when digestion is bad, the body craves more > energy and nutrients. When food remains insufficiently broken down > and digested, the nutrients within the food are not being released > and delivered to the cells to satisfy the hunger. So, some people > continue to eat more attempting to satisfy that hunger. Supplying the > proper digestive enzymes will lead to better nutrient release and > absorption, the body is functioning better leading to weight loss. > > Since your son is on a restrictive diet, he may be craving some > nutrients he is not getting (who knows what?!). My older son was an > eating/chewing machine before enzymes. He gnawed everything and was > always badgering for food. About a week on enzymes, he quit. He still > likes to eat, but he doesn't intensely have to eat a great deal. It > is not compulsive-obsessive now. Sometimes he asks for snackes, and I > will say, " that's all for now " and he will be okay with that and go > and play. > > If the problem is being underweight, supplying enzymes can lead to > better nutrient absorption, proper health, and thus, weight gain. > > Enzymes tend to have the net effect of regulating weight into an > appropriate range for the individual. A 1932 study (Sansum) showed > results on weight from a number of cases at the Potter Metabolic > Clinic. It showed that weight regulation is a long-standing effect of > taking enzymes. Of 197 individuals who were underweight, 91% improved > by gaining weight with enzymes. Of 29 individuals who were > overweight, 93% improved by loosing weight. Of the 54 individuals who > started at an appropriate normal weight, 100% (all of them) remained > at a constant weight. > > Pretty cool, huh?! > . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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