Babies who are small at birth or during infancy have increased rates of cardiovascular
disease and non-insulin-dependent diabetes as adults. Some of these babies have low …

Nearly 20 years ago, it was suggested that individuals exist who are not obese on the basis
of height and weight, but who, like people with overt obesity, are hyperinsulinemic, insulin …

Objective To conduct a systematic review in order to (i) summarize the relationship between
birthweight and blood pressure, following numerous publications in the last 3 years,(ii) …

OBJECTIVE--To determine whether the link suggested between growth in utero and during
infancy and death from cardiovascular disease in men is also present in women. DESIGN …

Based on the associations reviewed in this report, we have hypothesized that retardation of
renal development as occurs in individuals of low birth weight gives rise to increased …

Background Low birth weight has been associated with an increased risk of hypertension,
and high birth weight has been associated with increased adult body mass index. Published …

Background Despite data relating body size in early life to later cardiovascular outcomes,
the hypothesis that nutrition affects such outcomes has not been established. Breastfeeding …

This review synthesizes a subset of human epidemiologic and experimental animal studies
that suggest that early nutrition affects susceptibility to chronic diseases in adulthood. These …

Pregnancy requires additional maternal absorption of iron. Maternal iron status cannot be
assessed simply from hemoglobin concentration because pregnancy produces increases in …

Low birthweight is associated with the subsequent development of common disorders of
adult life, especially hypertension; maternal malnutrition has been suggested as the cause …