heavy child: aliya saleem, of jharkhand, india, was born at a relatively large 9lbs, then began to rapidly gain weight from the age of four months  a ten month old baby has weighed in at a whopping 2st 13lbs   making her one of the heaviest children in the world for her age aliya saleem, of jharkhand, india, was born at a relatively large 9lbs, then began to rapidly gain weight from the age of four months   and is now as heavy as an average six year old girl her parents are worried about her health, after another of their children died aged just one and a half after gaining weight in a similar fashion the girl's mother shabana parveen, 25, said: ‘a few months after her birth, she starting gaining weight we had to buy her a new pair of clothes every two weeks because the old ones become too tight for her’ the enormous weight has put aliya's life in danger, but the family have lacked the money to obtain good enough medical care for her her father mohammad saleem, 28, said: ‘we have tried our best, but we could only afford to take her to the local hospital 'the doctors in the village could not tell us clearly what she is suffering from we took aliya to a doctor in ranchi after the check up the doctor suggested that we go to another city, but we couldn't afford that so we didn't take her’ however, aliya's parents recently managed to get a consultation at fortis hospital on the outskirts of delhi in a bid to try and get to the bottom of their daughter's massive weight gain dr krishan chugh, head of paediatrics at fortis, said: ‘this is the heaviest baby at ten months of age that i have seen this could be case of morbid obesity or even a hormonal imbalance scroll down for video  family: mohammad saleem, 28, and shabana parveen, 25, with their daughter aliya in jharkhand, india  medical help: aliya's parents recently managed to get a consultation at fortis hospital on the outskirts of delhi with head of paediatrics dr krishan chugh (left) in a bid to try and get to the bottom of the problem  relative values: the enormous weight has put aliya's life in danger, but the family have lacked the money to obtain good enough medical care for her she is pictured above with her wider family  ‘but we need to conduct some tests on her before making a proper diagnosis the treatment depends on the diagnosis that we make 'there are some disorders that can be treated as far as the reversal of this weight gain is concerned, that would depend on when we find a cause for it’ the average weight of a ten month old child in the uk is 1st 4lbs   less than half aliya's weight aliya's giant frame poses problems for mrs parveen, who struggles to hold her in her lap for very long she said: ‘she has become very heavy my husband comes home very late from work mother and daughter: the average weight of a ten month old in the uk is 18lbs   less than half aliya's weight  standard meal for aliya: her daily food intake, according to mrs parveen, is three times that of a normal child   putting a severe strain on the family's finances  with a local one year old girl: despite her ever increasing weight, aliya is the favourite baby in the village  ‘so all through the day, i have to do household chores and also look after aliya it is difficult because she cannot even sit still on her own ‘she keeps crying throughout the day she wakes up at night abruptly and also she cannot breathe properly’ mrs parveen and her husband have another son   five year old ali   who is of regular weight, but has been unable to attend school due to their financial difficulties their older daughter, simran, died aged just one and a half after gaining weight in a similar fashion to aliya mr saleem said: ‘simran had breakfast in the morning i left for work after that i got a call that simran was not well and blood was coming out of her mouth biscuit break: aliya's increasing weight is making her parents nervous about their own financial future  measurements: aliya's giant frame poses problems for mrs parveen, who struggles to hold her in her lap  popular with the local children: mrs parveen said the family 'had to buy her a new pair of clothes every two weeks because the old ones become too tight for her' ‘we rushed her to the hospital but the doctors told us that her nerves had been damaged and she has passed away’ mrs parveen added: ‘we are scared simran kept gaining weight all the time just like her, aliya is also growing so if we leave her untreated, we fear for the worst’ aliya's increasing weight is making her parents nervous about their own financial future too her daily food intake, according to mrs parveen, is three times that of a normal child   putting a severe strain on the family's finances ‘we have limited means, so there are instances when i have to borrow money from relatives or friends to feed the family and aliya,’ said mr saleem, who works as a tailor   earning less than £3 a day but despite her ever increasing weight, aliya is the favourite baby in the village mrs parveen said: ‘everybody in the village loves her kids also come and play with her but very few can lift her’ help: eunice fandino (left) stands next to her eight month old son santiago mendoza (right) last year at a clinic in bogota, colombia, where the 3st child was put on a diet to help him lose weight  colombia's most obese baby   who weighs the same as a six year old child   was ‘rescued’ last year by a charity so he can undergo life saving treatment in bogota at 9st 6lbs, lu hao was already five times the size of a normal child his age when he was aged three  volunteers from the chubby hearts foundation (gorditos de corazon) stepped in to transport 3st santiago mendoza after the eight month old's mother eunice fandiño wrote in asking for help at 9st 6lbs, lu hao was already five times the size of a normal child his age when he was aged three the toddler from china eats three bowls of rice when he sits down for a meal when  lu hao was born he weighed just 57lbs, however, from the time  he was three months old he began to gain weight rapidly in 2009 weighing 23st 2lb at just nine years old, dzhambik khatokhov was believed to be the world's fattest child but the wrestling fanatic insisted he was happy with his size his  mother, nelya, 42, claims he is like any healthy, growing child and  refuses to put him on a diet despite severe health warnings last year a chinese woman gave birth to a 16lbs baby boy at a hospital in shanwei, southeast china medical staff nicknamed the giant new born xiao pang, which means little fat huge: dzhambik khatokhov, pictured in 2007 channel 4 programme bodyshock: world's biggest boy weighing 23st 2lb at nine years old, the wrestling fanatic insisted he was happy with his size 
six year old four months old aliya saleem
aliya saleem born 9lbs then rapidly gained weight from four months old  she now weighs 2st 13lbs and is as heavy as an average six year old girl  family have lacked money to obtain good enough medical care for her  another of her parents' children died aged one after similar weight gain 