Birth weight predicts physical functioning at age 60

Friday, November 11, 2011 - 16:31 in Health & Medicine

Low birth weight and slow growth progressing to greater body mass in pre-adolescence significantly increased the risk of poor physical functioning at the age of 60 years, a new Finnish study found.

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