DUBAI: An Indian baby girl is worrying doctors and her family due to her ballooning weight.
At eight-months-old, Chahat Kumar, from Punjab in India, weighs roughly 17 kilograms.
Doctors, claims the Daily Mail, are confused as to what is causing her appetite while her mother Reena Kumar, 21, told local media: “She doesn’t eat like a normal kid. She keeps eating all the time. If we don’t give her anything to eat, she starts crying.”
According to Barcroft Media, her father Suraj Kumar, 23, said: “When Chahat was born, she was completely normal. Then, slowly we saw that her weight was shooting up.
“It’s not our fault. God gave this condition to her. It’s not in our hands. I feel bad when some people laugh at her for being fat.”
The child also suffers from abnormally hard skin, according to the family’s doctor.
Dr. Vasudev Sharma is worried about the child’s growth.
“Her weight is increasing excessively and it has to be controlled. She has to eat less. She eats like a 10-year-old kid,” he said, according to The Sun.
Medical experts are facing barriers in determining the cause of the health issue as blood testing is proving difficult.
“We have tried it many times. Her skin is so hard that we can’t ever diagnose her condition,” the doctor said.
At 17 kgs, eight-month-old Indian baby baffles doctors and parents
At 17 kgs, eight-month-old Indian baby baffles doctors and parents
Where We Are Going Today: Taste and Tales by Chef Shagufa
- We shared three platters among the six of us, and needless to say, the portions were generous and the flavors satisfying
Relatively new on the block, Taste and Tales by Chef Shagufa, located in Jeddah’s Al-Rehab district, has been making quite a buzz on social media.
So, on a cool Friday morning at 7:00 a.m., five of my cousins and I decided to visit the restaurant to experience its much-talked-about traditional South Asian breakfast for ourselves.
We ordered the restaurant’s hyped breakfast thali (platter), which included sooji halwa (semolina pudding), kheer (rice pudding), chickpea curry, potato curry, pickles, pooris (fried, fluffy bread), and paranthas (layered flatbread), all served in beautiful copper serveware.
We shared three platters among the six of us, and needless to say, the portions were generous and the flavors satisfying.
Personally, I enjoyed everything on the platter except the semolina pudding, which I found a little bland for my taste.
For drinks, five of us ordered milk tea, which was fairly good. One of my cousins opted for their famed Pakola lassi and couldn’t stop raving about it. Since she didn’t let any of us sample it, we’ve decided it’s something to try on our next visit.
Our total bill came to SR150 ($40), slightly higher than what nearby restaurants charge for similar breakfast platters. However, the taste, presentation, and overall ambience more than make up for the difference.
Not many South Asian restaurants in Jeddah offer decent dine-in breakfast seating for families, but Taste and Tales stands out. With its simple interiors and modest seating, the space is clean, comfortable, and welcoming. It’s definitely a place I’d visit again with my female friends, cousins, and family.
