Can't blame this on McD's
 

So are kids just doomed? Between obesity and smoking (second-hand smoke) we won't need death panels. Their obese before they can even recognize the golden arches.

A Third of 9-Month-Olds Already Obese or Overweight | LiveScience

They're not doomed but they'll be burdened with living a "half life".
No energy, No motivation... Just existing on junk food and pulp TV.

What can we do to change things? Not much I'm afraid. :(

It's actually cheaper to buy fast food rather than cook for your family.
$20 buys you 4 medium burger meals at the local McD's... It costs me about $28 to cook a leg of lamb and some veggies for my kids.

Oh come on....how the heck does a 9 month old over eat to the point of being fat?

They blame it on the combination of breast feeding and formula. I find it hard to believe myself.

I thought all babies were fat. Ours were and now they look like bean poles.

It's just the formula part, according to my breast-feeding Nazi wife. Something about the nutrient/bulk ratio of formula compared to breast milk.

I will say that her breast-feeding Nazi friends' kids are all pretty slim, and the ones that were formula fed tend to look like the Micheline Man, so she may have something there.

Also, a bottle of formula or juice is sometimes used as a pacifier, so that the baby is "eating" many hours of the day.

I think a quick read of Michael Pollons work will explain much of this.

There are vast swaths of the US that are essentially food deserts. Fresh produce is no where to be found, and the only sources of food are gas stations and convenience stores. There are plenty of calories to be found, but little in the way of nutrients.

The way the data is interpreted for the report is TOTALLY flawed. The article states the following:

“The researchers classified the babies' weights based on CDC growth charts, which compare a baby's growth to a standardized growth curve. Kids in the 95th percentile of weight were categorized as "obese," while kids in the 85th to 95th percentile were counted as "at-risk," similar to the adult category of "overweight," Moss said.”

They need to take into account the total SIZE of the child not just weight, both of my children rank very high in these areas, my son is consistently in the upper 90’s on weight….but also on height, you cannot separate the figures. We have big kids and I was a big kid we eat very healthy and non of us is overweight.

Now if your kid is 95 in weight and 25 in height that may be an issue, maybe not. You would need to take into account the weight/height ratio or body mass to determine if a child is “overweight”.

Stupid study and report…..but I am sure it will get headlines.