For babies carried to full term, birth weight is considered "normal" between about 6 pounds, 2 ounces and 9 pounds, 2 ounces. Given sustained concern about childhood obesity, I have wondered how early in life children may be at risk for extra weight.
Can babies be obese?
It was easy enough to debunk the absurd "news" that a year ago, an Australian woman gave birth to a 40-pound baby. More recent reports exist, sensationalized enough in their own right, like this one out of the U.K. worrying about "schoolgirls" who give birth to "obese babies."
How can we instead approach this topic scientifically, with a focus especially on babies in the U.S.?
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4 comments:
Dam right! JT's the biggest baby I ever saw! Wawawa poor little me, all the time!
I can't forget the 3 year old 75 pound chain smoking toddler that made the talk show rounds a few years back.His mom said he got "very upset" when she took his cigarettes away from him and the audiences were in shock.I'm not making that up,honestly.
A 40 pound baby? Is someone yanking the chain here? How could a woman deliver a 40 pound child without a C-section. Wouldn't come out any other way, that's for sure.
"...How could a woman deliver a 40 pound child without a C-section. Wouldn't come out any other way, that's for sure."
You have never met my ex-wife, have you?
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