Got A Chubby Baby? Be On The Lookout For Obesity
Posted: Friday, February 12, 2010
by Asher Ricard
A new study released states that a lifetime of obesity can be set before the age of two.
The BBC is reporting that "A study of more than 100 obese children and teenagers found more than half were overweight by 24 months and 90% were overweight by the age of five. A quarter were overweight before they were five months old, the researchers reported in Clinical Pediatrics."
I think this study is a little far-fetched. I think a little over 100 obese children is not really a big enough sampling.
I think a lot of factors contribute to obese children. Things such as a drive-thru society, two working parent homes and lives filled with excess all around.
I don't think having a chubby baby is the cause of obesity. I have seen tons of so-called chubby babies in my life that turn into perfectly skinny teenagers and adults.
I think the difference lies in the parents as well as their eating habits. Obesity is not pre-determined by your weight by the age of two. If it was, the diet industry wouldn't be a million dollar industry and you sure wouldn't ever have success at diets.
I am not saying genetics don't play a role in obesity. I am just saying that if your baby is a little overweight on the growth chart, it doesn't mean they are destined for a life of obesity.
Besides, what would it mean for my children who have always been so under weight that they do not even make it on the growth chart. Are they destined for a life of anorexia? I think not. You never hear stories about that.
No, I can wager that a life of McDonalds, Wendy's and every other fast food restaurant mixed with quick one box dinners filled with endless carbohydrates are more of a reason. Maybe even the soda is to blame.
Lets not give parents a complex and put babies on diets. Lets take responsibility when they are grown by setting good eating lifestyles.
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