And a 13-year-old weighing 160kg is among more than 300 overweight children swamping Melbourne hospital specialist clinics.
Children as young as 11 are being treated for obesity-related type 2 diabetes, which can lead to heart and kidney disease, stroke, eye and foot problems and nerve damage.
In the worst cases, children are also showing signs of cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and hip problems.
Mary, of Mulgrave, said her greatest fear was that her daughter -- who at 15 is already 153kg -- could die if she does not win her battle with obesity. But she says the teen can't see she's overweight.
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