A study of 50,000 toddlers showed that one in 10 are obese and 20 per cent are overweight.
Babies aged one have weight problems and the number of fat children has doubled in 10 years.
How times have changed. Chubby sheeks used to be looked upon as a sign of good health in a little 'un.
Now it's just a sign of heart disease and premature death.
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