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Overweight and Obese Children Eat Less Than Their Healthy Weight Peers
May 11, 2010 (Vancouver, British Columbia) — A study on caloric intake in a large, nationwide population of children and adolescents has revealed the surprising finding that those who are clinically overweight and obese consume fewer calories than their healthy weight counterparts, beginning at around 7 years of age.
Children younger than 2 years of age who were overweight/obese consumed a daily average of 1594 kcal; those who were healthy weight consumed 1389 kcal. But the pattern "had flipped" in 9 to 11 year olds, with the daily caloric intake of overweight/obese children being 1988 kcal and that of healthy weight children being 2069 kcal.
The pattern continued into adolescence. Those 15 to 17 years of age who were overweight/obese consumed 2271 kcal daily, whereas their healthy weight counterparts consumed 2537 kcal.
"These are intriguing findings, but it is worth remembering that there are studies that have demonstrated that those with a higher body mass index are likely to underreport their caloric intake," Jason A. Mendoza, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, told Medscape Pediatrics.
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/721613
Of course, it is rather obvious that non-overweight kids will more than likely be more active, which will result in them not becoming obese. Non-overweight kids probably eat healthier as well, and their metabolism and insulin isn't shot to crap because of crazy fluctuation in eating schedules, and WHAT they actually eat.
Just goes to show that live an active lifestyle, get a set amount of exercise, and eat healthy, and you probably won't run into weight problems.