Unbelievable facts
Colombia's largest baby, who weighs as much as a 6-year-old at 8 months, has recently been put on a diet.
Santiago Mendoza is severely obese and weighs 19.7 kilograms. Although he appears to be a happy child, he has already been hospitalized several times and needs medical treatment.
Local media called the baby the fattest in Colombia. The boy was recently taken by a charitable organization after his mother asked for help. His mother, Eunice Fandiño, admitted that the baby's condition was partly the result of her ignorance.
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Full baby
She said that the baby was born healthy and the woman fed him every time he cried, which made him unhealthy.
Doctors will try to reduce the child's weight before performing a series of surgeries.
“Otherwise, in the future he will suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure and joint problems,” said the organization's director.
Doctors mentioned that the only cause of obesity they found in the child was overfeeding. Santiago will now be put on a strict diet to reduce his weight to 7.7 kg and begin treatment.
However, they clarified that the boy would need longer treatment and a healthy lifestyle with physical activity and low-fat foods to maintain his health.
In Colombia, the incidence of childhood morbid obesity is increasing, and two out of five children are at an unhealthy weight.
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Biggest kids
Lu Hao, a Chinese boy, was five times as tall as children his age when he was 3 years old. The baby was born weighing only 2.6 kg, but by the age of 3 months he began to gain weight rapidly. He eats three bowls of rice at a family feast.
Dzhambulat Khatokhov from Kabardino-Balkaria entered the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest child. He weighed 17 kg a year, and in 2009, at age 9, he weighed 147 kg. According to his mother, Jambik, as he is also known, eats the usual portion for children his age.
Indian girl Suman Khatun (Suman Khatun), one of the fattest children in the world, reached a weight of 91 kg, which was five times higher than normal at the age of 5. She suffers from hormonal imbalances and is constantly hungry. In one week, the girl ate up to 10 kg of rice, 24 eggs, 6 liters of milk and 5 kg of potatoes. She spent all her time sitting in front of the TV or watching the kids next door.
Obesity in children
Children become overweight for a variety of reasons. Here are the most common ones:
· Malnutrition
· Overeating and eating disorders
· Lack of physical activity
· Obesity in the family
· Endocrine and neurological disorders
· Medications (e.g. steroids)
· Stress (parental divorce, relocation, death of a loved one)
· Family and peer problems
· Low self-esteem
· Depression and other emotional problems
Obesity increases the risk of several diseases, including high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, bone and skin problems.
To determine if your child is obese, you need to calculate the body mass index by measuring the child's weight and height and comparing the result with the norm.
