‘Little Emperor’ Syndrome? Meet the 130 Pound Chinese Toddler
- Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:02pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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A three-year-old boy in China has got his parents worried because he weighs 60kg, five times more than an average boy of his age.
Lu Hao’s weight was normal at 5.51 pounds when he was born, but within months he started to grow overweight.
His Dad said: “Of course I worry about him. Basically his legs can’t support his weight. A nearly four-year-old boy has to support 60kg. His heart is also under pressure because of the heavy load.”
Some medical experts think he might have a growth hormone disorder, but others blame the “Little Emperor” syndrome, wherein parents, only allowed one child in China, spoil their kids.
A typical dinner for Lu Hao consists of several bowls of rice and steamed fish–and he throws a tantrum when his parents deny him food. He also doesn’t like it, apparently, when people call him names in the street, according to his mother:
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Comments (80)
Eleutheria
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 2:27am“A typical dinner for Lu Hao consists of several bowls of rice and steamed fish–and he throws a tantrum when his parents deny him food.”
My two year old attempts to throw a fit over every little thing that doesn’t go as he thinks it should. I find making him stand in the corner for 5 minutes works wonders.
My home is not a democracy, but rather an iron fisted dictatorship.
Report Post »vivrobbins
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 1:53amSome medical experts think he might have a growth hormone disorder,
Duh, do you think?
Report Post »teresa2010
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 1:52amHis butt is still smaller Mrs Obama’s
Report Post »PrfctlyFrank
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 1:10amThis kid could personally affect the graph of the World Childhood Obesity Index.. I mean come on!! If he was 2 inches shorter he’d be perfectly round.. Next bowl of rice porkchu gets he oughta be able to cook himself…
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 1:09am1 child rule? That explains it. They had another baby and had to hide him…they had this first child eat him!
Report Post »Chicago Ray
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:54amHoly Baby Buddah Batman!!
That’s lots of rice and egg rolls for a little rugra…um rug rhino? ;) jk since he’s a kid.
Report Post »datboi448
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:53amQUICK send Moochelle to China.
Report Post »MinorityRightsAdvocate
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:39amHe must live in one of MO’s food Deserts!
Maybe Michelle and the Huckster can save this kid, they know how to save us from fat kids!
http://minorityrightsadvocate.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/the-food-desert-scam/
Report Post »JustaThought
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:24amI think the stork screwed up on this one. That’s not “Little Emperor”. That’s Little Buddha.
Report Post »jkduh
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:48pmSumo wrestler in the making..
Report Post »xoke
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 1:00amI think thats a Japan thing. :)
Report Post »needanotherReagan
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:47pmHow do you get that fat eating rice and fish?
Report Post »teresa2010
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 1:50amGuess it proves the theory, it not what you eat…. It’s calories in
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:47pmhey mom and dad ….. LEARN HOW TO SAY NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just because you can only have one, that doesnt mean you should have one ……if you dont know or cant figure out how to raise a child, you shouldnt freakin have them
what is the most frequently heard word in my house???/ NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and guess what… it works my son is respectful, happy healthy and in no way spoiled. more parents should try it
Report Post »JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:46pmHis parents should be jailed for allowing this to happen. While they are in jail Bubba should whip the father with his egg noodle atleast twice a day.
Report Post »ISinForALiving
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:41pmWelcome to the 1st World, best of luck fatty
Report Post »logictrumps
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:32pmHis long lost brother?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK0iBqu2nCU&feature=related
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:26pmfeel sorry for this kid.
Report Post »he may never have a life.
powedj
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:22pmMischelle Obama, Where are you???.
Report Post »Randeecobra
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:19pmHey, 82a1, “ bring me a bucket”. I wonder how many of Blaze reader will ever connect our little jabs. I loved that film.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:23pmF off, I’m full.
Report Post »bkeely
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:17pmYup they are out to take over the world!
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Exrepublisheep
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:13pmThats one way to get around the 1 child only limit.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:46amPersonally if I were the Blaze, I think I would have just left the story alone – its not an American and I really do believe that the child has some sort of hormone disorder. http://wp.me/pYLB7-PL
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:12pmAh, the Meaning of Life! Just one little mint?
Report Post »Ron Burgundy
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:12pmHurry call Michelle…..
Report Post »Banjo Bulldog
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:12pm7 bowls of rice at one meal! are you kindding me.
Report Post »Banjo Bulldog
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:13pmWhat! no buddha jokes? Blazers i am dissapoint.
Report Post »Ron Burgundy
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:10pmPut the first lady on it I bet she could whip his fat A$$ into shape in no time. Maybe when she gets done she can whip her own fat A$$ into shape…… He could eat out of the garden at the white house and it would be a happy ending just like 2012 when those people move out of our house!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:10amMy suggestion :
Report Post »Bring the kid here,
put him on a mexican diet plan.
3 meals a day, only tacos and burritos.
That kid will start dropping pounds on the hour every hour.
Plus he will hate food for the rest of his life .
MODEL82A1
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:07pmWould Monsieur care for a mint? It’s only wafer-thin.
Report Post »needanotherReagan
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:44pmMaybe the kid will explode too.
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:46am“Perhaps Monsieur would like a bucket….”
roflol!
What a great movie!
Report Post »sbish
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:45pmGood afternoon sir, and how are we today?
Better.
Better, sir?
Better get a bucket, I think I’m going to throw-up.
Report Post »xoke
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:04pmNom nom nom…
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:23pmPlease Blazers. Look at the sadness and avoid the sarcasm. I hope this family gets their act together. May the Lord intervene.
Report Post »afishfarted
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:26pmhmmmmmmm earlier, we saw a story of a dude so fat he was fused to his recliner via his bodily fluids and maggots for two years. Think this kid will make the headlines again?
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:28pmEmily, shame on you for your headline. Why stir up hatred?
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:29pmI don’t care how fat he is , I wanna know who put leopard skin leggings on him ? I love this kid .
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 11:36pmAtleast the kid doesn’t smoke
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:08amWhy aren’t BARNUM & BAILEY after this Kid?? He could make Millions.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:18amsomeone posted a link to a video that showed how taking all the money from the rich wouldnt even cover the deficit for 2011…it ended on the last day of the yr
it was a response ot michael moore and used a calendar ( with red to block out the days as he progressed)
i lost the link………….anyone by chance know where that site was, or have the link ?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:34am@Psychosis
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=661pi6K-8WQ&feature=player_embedded
TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:49am@ xoke
Nom nom nom…
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That comment made me crack up. LMAO
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:59amthanks cheeze !!!!!!!!!!!!!
now for some fun at the huff-n-puff lol
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 1:00amThis kid should be the poster child for socialized health care. I see plainly that the Chinese doctors are taking care of him really well.
Poor kid. I feel sorry for him.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:06amThe child may be suffering from Prader-willi syndrome. It is a chromosomal defect uncurable but your brain never knows you are full. You feel like you are starving all the time. I have seen cases like this and it is pitiful. The parents have to lock the refrig. cabinets, everything. The child cries constanly when they can’t get the food. It must be horrible, can you imagine having to deny your child food when they really think they are hungry, but if you feed them they can get so fat it kills them. They get diabeties, heart trouble, breathing problems, their legs can’t support their weight.. Horrible.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 6:26amIf they keep feeding him like they are, tantrums won’t be an issue for long. Very sad story, maybe Michelle my belle will fly her fat _ _ _ over there and tell them what to do.
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 8:49amLOL, nom nom nom, great one! The communists in China are getting fat alright – off of US!!!! We need to do what Trump said, but a tarrif (25% tax) on ALL chinese goods and MAKE them re-value their currency. They manipulate it to their advantage, and to our detriment, this is where most of our jobs went people!
Report Post »wildjoker5
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 10:37amMust be all those toys he gets at the bottom of the bowl.
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:07amThat’s just baby fat, well how many babies do you have to eat to get that fat?
Hey @TruthTalker shut your piehole
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:21amAllowing this to continue is child abuse!
Report Post »the_zazzy
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 11:53amHurry, get Bob and Jillian in here…fast!
Report Post »maumau
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:18pmdoctors want to know whats wrong with him? his parents dont stand their ground, of course he throws a tantrum when he doesnt get what he wants he is a child! you say no and put him to bed. i find it so funny when parents dont know why their kids behave a certain way, because they are allowed to!
Report Post »Melanie
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:14pmPrader-Willi Syndrome is the first thing I thought of, too, SissyKatz.
Report Post »sbish
Posted on April 1, 2011 at 5:39pmIsn’t the same chubster who is a chain smoker from a few months ago?
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