A study of thousands of American babies and toddlers finds many are obese before they’ve taken their first bites of food.

Researchers have found one out of three babies are either obese or at risk for the condition by the time they reach nine months of age. Experts say babies should not be put on a diet. Instead, their parents need to learn healthy lifestyle habits.

Some childhood obesity detected at nine months of age – WLBT 3 – Jackson, MS: