Boy in China Weighs Five Times the Norm

Are you tired of people whining about how obese America is? At least America doesn’t have the dubious honor of breeding a 132 lb. toddler.

A Chinese boy named Lu Hao, arguably one of the most overweight children in history, is topping existing records. The crazy thing is that Lu is only three years old.

Lu was not always this large. He was born weighing only 5.7 pounds. His parents say that, when he reached three months of age, he began eating rampages that contributed to his weight gain. As of now, he weighs five times the average weight of other children his age.

“His appetite is so good that, for a meal, he can eat three big bowls of rice, even larger than I and his mother,” said Lu Hao’s father.

His parents claim they have tried to lower the amount of portions Lu eats and to get him to exercise, but, every time they do, he cries nonstop and throws vicious temper tantrums.  Lu does, however, enjoy swimming, so the family has bought a pool in an effort to provide him with physical activity.

At first, doctors thought that Lu had an extreme hormone imbalance. He has been studied by several doctors, but, after studies, none of them can come to a conclusion why he has become so overweight. Their best judgment is that there is a problem within his brain that is causing rapid weight gain, but nothing at this point is certain.

Ideally, Lu will someday lose a lot of weight and revert to the normal, healthy child that he has the promise to be.