Chinese baby weighs as much as six-year-old

A ten-month-old Chinese boy has been nicknamed the 'Michelin Baby' after weighing in at an incredible 20kg, the average weight of a six-year-old.

Lei Lei was born a normal size but started rapidly putting on weight after developing a ravenous appetite.



Lei Lei's favourite thing to do is to eat, his mother Cheng Qingyu said. "No matter whatever he grabs, he unconsciously puts it in his mouth."

Doctors in southern China's Hunan province are now testing the baby to see if there is a medical reason behind his weight gain.

With photos.