My 11-year-old son is not the healthiest
eater. He is very finnicky and all but
detests vegetables. In an effort to get
him to gain weight (he is a bit slimmer
than I think he should be), I have been
making him milkshakes with Ensure or Boost
protein drinks blended with ice
cream(chocolate chip cookie dough seems to
be the favorite). He does not as a general
rule eat sweets. The milkshakes is pretty
much the only "junk" he consumes on a
regular basis. My question is, am I
putting him in danger of contracting
diabetes with the daily shakes? Diabetes
does not run in our family but I still
want to make sure I'm not putting him at
risk.
As long as your son is not overweight
chances for getting diabetes type-2 are
small. Type-1 diabetes is an autoimmune
disease and has no connection with the
weight and diet.
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