These Babies Weigh 91 Pounds Combined. Going to Start Dieting
May 02, 2014 18:47
How heavy is too heavy when it comes to babies? How about if they weighed 91 pounds combined? That's heavy! Gorditos de Corazon (Chubby Heart) developed a special weight loss program for the two 10-month-olds, Santiago Mendoza and Isabela Caicedo. Via The New York Post:
Santiago's mother, Eunice Fandiño, handed her obese son over to the foundation earlier this year, after his weight skyrocketed out of control to 42 pounds when he was just 8 months old. Since then, Santiago's weight has stabilized, and the charity hopes he'll shed even more pounds in the coming months.
"We hope with six to eight months using a special diet, the babies could be down to a normal weight," said Salvador Palacio, the foundation's director. "Thousands of children in Colombia — and millions around the world — suffer with obesity. From Colombia we have formed an international alliance to help people who are overweight."
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