By Elizabeth Simpson
The Virginian-Pilot
August 6, 2008
Chubby cheeks and dimpled arms may be dismissed as baby fat in a toddler, but a study of local children suggests pediatricians need to raise concern about weight for tots as young as 2.
That's the age the new study tags as a "tipping point" when children who become overweight start putting on more pounds than others. Some begin outpacing peers even earlier.
Doctors affiliated with Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters teamed with a medical student from Eastern Virginia Medical School to review the records of overweight children in South Hampton Roads. The cases were from pediatric practices that serve Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.