Too Much Weight May Delay Infants' Ability To Crawl, Walk

Fat parents have fat kids.

Those cute little rolls of fat some infants have may actually slow their ability to crawl and walk, according to a new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The study, published recently online in The Journal of Pediatrics, shows that infants who are overweight may be slower than thinner babies to develop motor skills.

"This is concerning because children with motor skill delays may be less physically active and thus less likely to explore the environment beyond arm's reach," said Meghan Slining, a nutrition doctoral student at UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health and lead author of the study.

Kudos, fatsos.