. . "Reply On April 17, 2012 at 3:07 am Jenny3362 said: They should not be doing this because kids especially teens thin out naturally and I know this because my son did this when he was about 12 he started gaining weight and by the time he was 13 the doctor said he was on the verge of becoming overweight but not to put him on a diet because he was starting his growth spurt and would even out and as of" . .