Parents don't always know when their kids are too heavy. The methods used for adults don't work well for kids, but there is one measure that is useful. Welcome to the It's NOT Just Baby Fat blog. Let ...

Really early. More than half of obese children were overweight by the age of 2. One in five children are overweight or obese by the time they reach kindergarten. Risks for obesity, research shows, ...

Although many people love chubby newborn babies, the rise in “supersized” babies has doctors concerned. Recently, babies born weighing more than 13 pounds at birth have made headlines. Earlier this ...

Mothers who practiced responsive parenting -- including reacting promptly and appropriately to hunger and fullness cues -- were less likely to have overweight babies at their one-year checkup than ...