Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Kids Unlikely to Outgrow 'Baby Fat' – WebMD

Kids Unlikely to Outgrow 'Baby Fat' – WebMD: Baby fat may not be as cute as it looks, new research suggests.

Five-year-olds who carry around extra weight may face four times the risk of being obese at 14, compared to their normal-weight peers, the study found.

Of the children who became obese between the ages of 5 and 14, nearly half were overweight in kindergarten.

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