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| Shorter women have unhealthier kids in developing countries
A woman malnutrition and other adverse effects suffered during her childhood can adversely affect the health of her children, Harvard researchers said Tuesday. In a study of 54 poor countries, researchers found that the shortest women were substantially more likely to have children who died at an early age, who were underweight or who failed to thrive, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. Subramanian and his colleagues analyzed health surveys from 54 countries that included more than 2.6 million children and more than 750,000 mothers. Overall, they found that 11.7% of the children died before the age of 5. Children born to the shortest mothers those shorter than 4 feet, 9 inches were 40% more likely to die than those born to the tallest mothers, the team found. Overall,[url=http://nikefree.mobilejeti.com]billige nike free[/url], about one in 14 of those born to the tallest mothers died, compared to one in seven of those born to the shortest mothers. The children who survived also more likely themselves to be underweight and short. In terms of dying, the effects of the mother shortness was nearly as important as those of her having no education or the lowest income, 70% and 80%, respectively. The mother height was twice as important as her lack of education in determining whether the child would be underweight and 50% more important than her poor income. To break the cycle of poor health in children, the team said, it is vital to provide better nutrition for young children so that they can grow up to be healthy and produce healthy children of their own. |
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