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Would You Put Your Baby on a Diet?
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Childhood obesity is a big problem in America. But baby obesity? Really?
According to Time magazine, some parents are putting their babies on diets. Not teens, not tweens, but actual babies who are under a year old.
Everybody wants their kids to be healthy. But some experts think this baby-dieting trend goes too far.
Does this make sense to you? Would you count your baby's calories?
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12-01-2010 @ 2:21PM
takisha said...Hell 2 da naaaw!!! I would never put a "baby" on a diet. My child always had a higher BMI than normal, but it evened out as she grew older. I never put her on a "diet", I just made sure that I made healthier choices for what she can eat.
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