Ditto on Bobby's email, Joanne.  At 6 feet, I weighed 126 lbs in college.
I'm 43 now and weigh 165.  Still not a problem, but my triglycerides are
elevated.  This is more of a metabolism issue than diet.  Eating, for me, is
not particularly enjoyable.  I get hungry, yes, but eating is a means to an
end--to eliminate the hunger pangs, not for comfort or any of the other
reasons many folks eat fatty foods.  A number of CPer's I've "spoken" too
(email) feel the same way.  When I was your son's age, the docs advised my
parents to allow me to eat anything I wanted. Kids process fatty acids
differently than adults--passing much of the polyunsaturates without being
metabolized.  To paraphrase Bobby, let the kid eats what he wants
now--sclerosing doesn't start until you've reached early middle-age.

Laura and I have the same sort of issue with our "Alex", who is 3 1/2.  The
kid won't eat hardly anything, but goes through a gallon of milk in a few
days.  His pediatrician says no big whoop--he's in the 70-100th percentile
for weight/height, so he's obviously thriving.

Just enjoy your son and don't fret too much about the little stuff.

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby G. Greer, Ph. D. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 9:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Muscle fatigue


In a message dated 8/30/01 11:43:41 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< I
know his doc's have pooh-poohed me on this worry but his dad's side has the
majority of it;s mean dying of cardiac arrest at young ages or with multiple
by-pass surgeries. So how do i fatten my kid up and not put him at risk?
Joanne >>

Sorry for the misfire: now I weigh 250. Most of the men on both sides of my
family
tended to "baloon up" after 30 years of age. A professor who taught our
seminar in CP always stated, "I have never seen a fat spastic!" That was
because he had had little contact with older CP's. Don't worry about Alex's
cholesterol right now. But as an adult, he might better be careful.

Bobby