That is one faaaat baby ! Meet Columbia's fattest baby who weighs 19.7kg and is just eight months(Photos )

Santiago Mendoza is an  eight month old and  already  weighs 19.7 kg (3.1 stones) . He weighs  the same as a six-year-old child  .  Fortunately , through charity,  he can now  undergo life-saving  treatment to  reduce his size .

 Baby Mendoza has suffered medical complications due to his weight since he was born, and has already been hospitalised on several occasions.

Volunteers from Medellin-based Chubby Hearts foundation (Gorditos de Corazon) stepped in to transport the boy after his mother Eunice Fandiño wrote in asking for help.

His mother ,Eunice Fandiño ,  confessed that her own ‘ignorance’ had led to her son's unhealthy weight gain and that, every time he cried, she gave him food or milk to calm down. She added  :

 ‘He was born with an anxiety, so if he cried I just fed him.'

A local surgeon Cesar Ernesto handling his case said :

"Medics will then try to bring his weight down to a manageable level before submitting him to a series of operations .Likely, what he will need is a long-term treatment, education, healthy food, and when he is older physical activityOtherwise, in the future, he could suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure and severe problems with his joints "

What a baby ! More photos of him below ...