Baby who only eats chips is as big as a four-year-old

A mother who feeds her 18-month-old baby chips for most meals has been warned she is putting her child's health at risk.

Angela Boswell's daughter Courtney was 10lbs 9oz when she was born in December 2006.

But after being fed a fatty, high-salt diet of chips, chocolate and crisps she has rocketed to 30lbs - the size of an average four-year-old.



Now mum Angela, 33, of Clayton, Manchester, has been warned by top dieticians that her child is at a worrying weight which could lead to health problems in later life.

Jeanette Jackson, Manchester-based nutritionist and bio chemist, said: "This really is very bad, this poor child. "Paediatricians will all say this is not good for a child.

"She is only 16 months and already she is chronically obese. The foods she is being given lack vitamins and minerals. Her development will be delayed and if it continues there is high risk of her getting a chronic illness."