The survey further reveals that over three quarters (63 out of 82) of the surveyed parents who have a child between the ages of 11 and 17 years, think their child will shed that
puppy fat if he or she is a little overweight.
Parents are 'BMI blind' when it comes to their kids
Expecting "
puppy fat" to just disappear during adolescence could lead to a variety of health problems, they said.
Young puppy fat 'doesn't just melt away'
Meanwhile, music fans Hazel Plater and Carl Richard Taylor had written a book about the now long-gone, but sorely missed Riverside venue and they invited Hug to play at the book launch alongside fellow early nineties stalwarts,
Puppy Fat.
Hug back for Cluny gig
As a child, the new Operation Transformation host readily admits that she had plenty of
puppy fat - even though people now have difficulty believing it because of her drop-dead gorgeous looks.
How I went from tum to yum.. OPERATION TRANSFORMATION STAR'S SECRET
First came being born, then came
puppy fat followed by growing up with elasticated waists, university and chafing, starting work and being the biggest person in the office, the rise of this column, a book published out of it, then a BBC One documentary Fix My Fat Head about, yes, you guessed it, my take on being fat and wondering why it has me in such a pickle.
end of an era? diary of diet
He told Attitude magazine: "Ich divide Madonna into ze following eras:
Puppy Fat (Like Ein Virgin); Skanky Marilyn (True Blue); zitzen Out (Vogue, Erotica); Total Scheisse (the 90s); und her current, Transsexual Child Catcher."
Bruno brands Madge a 'transsexual childcatcher'
His delight in discovering a 14-year-old Miriam Margolyes - 'an opulent tumble of dark curls and
puppy fat' - reclining on his landlady's hearth rug, hoping to pose for Augustus John, is a priceless memoir.
Excellent read; BookSHELF
Mend founder Paul Sacher said:"Many parents of bigger children don't realise that their child is above the healthy weight range, or put it down to '
puppy fat' that will disappear.
pounds 1.4 million scheme launched to help overweight children
My mum and my gran say it is just
puppy fat and it will go away.
I want operation to make me thin
"He joined us last year with a bit of
puppy fat and handles.
Garry can shape up
Mum and Dad tell me not to worry because, at 15, I must expect " a bit of
puppy fat", although, I've slimmed down a lot from being a bit of a porker at 12 - and they weren't so prominent then.
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I was bullied at school, taunted because I had
puppy fat. I also discovered, after my A-levels, that I was dyslexic, so I struggled there, too.
Bullying made me a bulimic .. Former deputy PM John Prescott has revealed he suffered from bulimia. Here a 31-year-old Liverpool man tells Janet Tansley about his experience of the disorder
When I was 16, I lost all my
puppy fat by a diet of smoking, chocolate, lager and not much else.
lifestyle: my life
He talks about Madonna's evolution from "
puppy fat and boot boy legs" into an alabaster goddess, causing director John Schlesinger to murmur: "My dear, she looks like a vampire."
ACTOR Rupert Everett's
Is this just
puppy fat and when should I start to worry about it?
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