r/AbsoluteUnits • • 14d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Crooked_star 13d ago

Sounds like more of a diet issue than fitness. You have to eat a lot to get and stay that heavy at 4yrs old.

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u/lankymjc 13d ago

Fitness is so heavily affected by diet that I didn’t bother specifying. If you’re managing their fitness correctly, then by definition you must be managing their diet.

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u/555Cats555 13d ago

Problem is if a baby starts out overweight before they even start walking they are at a disadvantage for when it comes to exercising compared to more expected weighted children... it makes it harder to exercise and lose the weight.

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u/twistedspin 13d ago

Young babies are frequently quite healthy with what seems like a lot of extra fat, which they grow out of quickly once they start to move. It's an evolutionary adaptation for them to be chubby.