I?m a 25 year old male, am 5?6? 140 lbs, and i?ve been struggling to put on weight in the gym. My diet is fairly good and healthy, I get about 7 hours of sleep on average, but have a hard time gaining weight. I tried eating over 3000 calories at 3 points in my life but I gained mostly fat, not muscle when I worked out. Are my genetics not good for gaining muscle and weight? Wait can possibly happen if I start taking testosterone boosters? Thank you.

Dt. Ankita BhargavaDietitian/Nutritionist11yrs exp

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Hello user see, you will not gain until the cause of underweight is not treated. Secondly, eating more will not help in gaining weight. You need a proper balance weight gain diet. There are many reason of being underweight. Improper liver functions. Endocrine imbalance (diabetes/ thyroid. Ibs.tuberculosis. Improper dietary diet. Vitamins and minerals deficiency .eating disorders. Improper sleep .stress. Medication many more how we treat underweight thru diet. Finding and curing the cause of underweight. Treating the deficiency and symptoms cause due to underweight. Diet to get ideal weight before prescribing any thing ,we need some health information like vitals, health parameter, physical activity, family history, occupation, daily routine and any many. So ,if you want to contact ,please contact us thru Lybrate.  

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