Even today, grandmothers, neighbors, and also the odd pediatrician seem obsessed with babies not being able to eat, as if having good fat rolls was an inexcusable condition for a healthy child. But the truth is that the chubby baby can become an obese child more easily.
A baby has to have a suitable weight for his size, and although many spend a few months charmingly chubby, this condition is neither necessary nor advisable in the medium term. Growth charts should be correctly interpreted and not be exaggerated in exaggerated weight increases. A thin baby is as healthy as a thin adult, no need to help or porridge at four months if they are not chubby.
The "Pediatric" magazine recently published a study by Harvard University and the Boston Children's Hospital (USA) that showed that babies who gain excess weight in the first six months they are up to 40 percent more likely to become obese children.
They analyzed 559 children who weighed at birth, at six months and at three years. The results were conclusive, indicating that those who gained too much weight were in greater percentage obese at three years, due to the early formation of adipose tissue.
The type of feeding was not analyzed in the study, although it is known that breastfeeding is a protective factor against childhood and adult obesity. A change in the feeding patterns of infants and children is becoming essential to stop the current childhood obesity epidemic.
Therefore, let's be clear that a obese baby It is not healthy and that excessive weight gain can be negative in the medium and long term for the health of our child.
