Are Chubby Toddlers Past The Obesity 'Tipping Point'?
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 14:42
in Health & Medicine
A new study in Clinical Pediatrics claims that the obesity 'tipping point', the point at which children begin their progression towards obesity in adulthood, begins at the age of two and sometimes as early as three months. The authors warn that while many adults consider a chubby baby healthy, too many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, saddling them with Type-2 diabetes, elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure read more