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Birth weight is linearly related to obesity although short and premature babies are also at increased risk of obesity.. |
“These findings support an adverse effect of relative “over-nutriton” in infancy on long-term cardiovascular disease risk......and do not support the promotion of faster weight gain in infants born small for gestational age.”
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Latest News!A new paper was published in the Indian Heart Journal providing data showing that short people have the lowest risk for heart disease if they keep their weight low and eat a plant-based diet. |
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New findings from Sardinia show that shorter people live longer. The new study, authored by Salaris, Poulain and Samaras was recently published by the journal Biodemography and Social Biology. |
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A new blog summarizes Tom's findings on the ramifications of increasing body size on various aspects of the world: health, longevity, resources, energy, food, water, pollution and economics. |
CHD & HeightA recent paper by Paajanen et al. appeared in the European Heart Journal reporting that short people have more coronary heart disease (CHD) problems. This was a large, and well-done study. |
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