Help your kid stay in the healthy weight range during their first five years of life to optimise their chances of not becoming overweight or obese as they grow up. — dpa
The first five years of a child’s life are crucial when it comes to preventing obesity in the future, according to researchers.
Experts in the Netherlands found that body mass index (BMI) at age six is a better predictor of obesity in later life than at other points of childhood.
