If you have an overweight 2 year old, chances are that you will have an overweight 12 year old, at least 60 percent of the time, according to a latest study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. I hate studies like these that confirm common anecdotal experiences. What's worse, the study relied on the use of the BMI (Body Mass Index) which doesn't work very well for women, children, short people, or those with muscular frames. At least the researchers recognize this and only used the BMI's results for the extremely obese, those above the 85th percentile of the average BMI by age group. So, parents, you can stop blaming vending machines full of soda, at least 60 percent of the time, for having a fat teenager. And, that kid is not big-boned, that kid is fat.
"Well, I'm pissed off, Rick. How are you?"
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