his cute, chubby baby looks really huggable but do you know that this eight-month-old boy weighs the same as a six-year-old? Yes, Santiago is an eight-month-old boy, 3.1 stone (20kg) baby and he has been forced to go on a strict diet of vegetable and fruit juice.

Doctors say too much food and constant milk bottles, combined with a metabolic syndrome and a compulsive eating habit among other problems, have caused him to gain too much weight.

His mother said, `He looks very cute like this but his health is not very good, so I think he should receive help so he is able to get back to his normal weight.

Doctors hope to have Santiago`s weight down to 17 pounds (8kg) in six to 12 months.•