ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Eat foods high in calcium, such as dairy products, kale and salmon. Avoid sodium, which causes your body to lose calcium. Eat foods high in vitamin D, such as tuna, yogurt and egg yolks. Avoid soft drinks.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the increasing nutrition needs associated with growth, your child will likely experience a surge of hunger before and during growth spurts, which can last an average of 24 to 36 months. Make sure that these additional calories are coming from whole, nutritionally dense foods rather than snacks and sweets.

Detailed explanation-3: -A diet rich in processed foods and meats, dairy, and fast food is disruptive to normal physical development. Exposure to EDCs (endocrine-disrupting chemicals). EDCs are synthetic chemicals found in plastics, pesticides, fuels and other industrial chemicals that inhibit or alter the action of natural hormones.

Detailed explanation-4: -A major growth spurt happens at the time of puberty, usually between 8 to 13 years of age in girls and 10 to 15 years in boys. Puberty lasts about 2 to 5 years.