And chubby babies become fat children. Not every chubby baby grows into a chubby adult. For the most part, children begin to lose their baby fat as they move towards adolescence. Other babies just never seem to outgrow their chubbiness. But the reason why some babies tend towards obesity as they grow up is not easily explainable.
Heredity plays a key role in determining the general frame of a child s body.
That is why tall parents generally have tall children. Thus, if the family is generally stocky and big-framed, there is a chance that the child will be overweight. The same principles apply to obese adults and children. Placid children who prefer to loll around daydreaming are more likely to be overweight than their more active counterparts. Lack of exercise means the child fails to burn off extra fat.