Childhood Obesity

" Rapid weight gain during the first few weeks or months of infancy can predict obesity and high blood pressure later in childhood. Doctor Nancy snyderman is NBC's chief medical editor. Morning team now hired a pretty surprised by the I think I am a little bit because we've always assumed that babies conserve grow -- of their baby fat. But this study really addicted babies. And they're both height and weight measurements are taken -- six months and three years and what they found was those jolly Raleigh overweight babies six months. In fact for 40% more likely to be fat at three years and then later and therein lies just right so it isn't the initial birth rate per say but how much weight they gain over those first few weeks and how rapidly Wright -- isn't it seems to be get weird thing about how fast the child puts on weight. And we -- assumed that because it's a sign that you're not starving that chubby babies going to be healthy baby. And now we know you Natalie put on certain fat cells that you pump them up. And those from those early changes our problems so when you take your baby to the pediatricians office. -- to see that chart where your doctor makes those dots that we don't cross the line. The height and weight should be in tandem all along and if one starts to separate off the norm. Be sure to have that conversation with your doctor are we okay here isn't easy to over feed and updating if you really breast feeding a baby on demand babies we'll tell you when their hungry. Problem is we tend to introduce a lot of adult foods early and we Rory for babies you know are sort of plump and round and I think frankly we live in the society. We value everything around food and over feed our kids there's another interesting study about water fountains in schools and found it. Providing children with water in schools actually helps reduce. We adding this is the cool study out of Germany looking at second and third graders what that basically did was put water fountains and schools and in some one group -- not another very simple idea that I talked about watered -- important in classes and guess what. The kids with access to water drink one and one by one glasses more per day. But when you drink water it makes you feel fall. These kids dropped their weights and their respect respect thirty percents. Which is dramatic a dramatic number yet has just lost a lot of Big Ten think that kids are fine if they just drink something but they're drinking juices. And pumped up water with calories and me right and a lot chagrin it. There's nothing wrong and just getting back to water and for the average fifteen or sixteen year old that's four cups of water a day. Also in another report which is anecdotes I believe at this point but then they're seeing a rise in. Kidney stones in children why would that they and I think this goes hand in hand with the other two. A study -- 2007 but now we're hearing anecdotal stories. That kidney stones are increasing among kids in some children as young as nine months what's happening too much salt. Too much processed food not enough water so we're seeing this pediatric population. It kidney stones that frankly I -- was just a problem 4050 and sixty year olds. So if you have children out there and for every adults out there he should taken enough water that when you urinate. You're urine is clear. If it's dark yellow you're down a couple of cups and you need to boost up the water in your tank and it's as simple as that good food. Plain water gets an exercise it doesn't get much simpler. Doctor -- man and always a pleasure thanks and you thank you."