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Pudgy at 2 likely means tubby at 12
The Toronto Sun (Tue 05 Sep 2006 Byline: BY AP) writes that pudgy toddlers face a good chance of becoming overweight 12-year-olds, according to U.S. government research that shoots down the notion that kids just naturally outgrow early chubbiness. Toddlers who were overweight at age 2 or later during preschool years faced a five times higher risk of being overweight at age 12 than kids who were not overweight early on, the study found. The study is released today in September's issue of Pediatrics.
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