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Fat Baby Myths and Postnatal Tricks by Richard Simmons
This final column in a four part series warns parents that fat babies risk lifelong weight issues. It argues heredity and habits shape body type, stresses not overfeeding infants, and urges pregnant women to limit weight gain while noting a British study linking birth weight to later obesity.
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Richard Simmons
Herald-Journal
Herald-American
Fatty
New Orleans
India
Britain