He may tip the scales at 62kg, but the parents of four-year-old Lu Hao say they do not know why their son is so big.
PHOTOS: Chinese boy, 4, weights 62kg
Born at a healthy 2.6kg, the Chinese boy's weight ballooned as he grew older, bolstered largely by a voracious appetite and an apparent aversion to exercise, the Daily Mail reported.
Hao's weight gain started to accelerate faster than normal at just three months old, with his parents claiming he puts on pounds regardless of what they feed him or how much he exercises.
"Doctors said his hormones are at a normal level," father Lu Yuncheng said.
"It's hard to know why he could be so big.
"Our biggest hope is one day Hao could get slim."
His parents have tried to push him to exercise more, but they say it only makes him hungrier.
They also drive him to kindergarten on their motorcycle because they say he cries non-stop if he has to walk.
Despite his parents' efforts to keep Hao in shape, the 1.1m-tall boy has put on 10kg in the past year; his chubby cheeks even making it hard to see.
Doctors have not been able to figure out why Hao is so big, with the initial diagnosis of a tumour prompting his growth being proved wrong by two physicians.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8231037/parents-mystified-by-62kg-four-year-old
PHOTOS: Chinese boy, 4, weights 62kg
Born at a healthy 2.6kg, the Chinese boy's weight ballooned as he grew older, bolstered largely by a voracious appetite and an apparent aversion to exercise, the Daily Mail reported.
Hao's weight gain started to accelerate faster than normal at just three months old, with his parents claiming he puts on pounds regardless of what they feed him or how much he exercises.
"Doctors said his hormones are at a normal level," father Lu Yuncheng said.
"It's hard to know why he could be so big.
"Our biggest hope is one day Hao could get slim."
His parents have tried to push him to exercise more, but they say it only makes him hungrier.
They also drive him to kindergarten on their motorcycle because they say he cries non-stop if he has to walk.
Despite his parents' efforts to keep Hao in shape, the 1.1m-tall boy has put on 10kg in the past year; his chubby cheeks even making it hard to see.
Doctors have not been able to figure out why Hao is so big, with the initial diagnosis of a tumour prompting his growth being proved wrong by two physicians.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8231037/parents-mystified-by-62kg-four-year-old
