Having A Baby Over 40, Do You Remember When You Started Your Period? It May Affect Child's Height
It never ceases to amaze me how much a child is affected by their mother's genetics and lifestyle. This article talks about how a child's height may be affected by when a mother starts her first period. Read more:From birth through age 8, the two groups had small but consistent differences in height, weight and body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of weight that accounts for height.
By age 8, children of mothers who had early periods were an average of a third of an inch taller and 2 pounds heavier than children whose mothers' periods started late. Their average BMI was also slightly higher, although still within the normal range. (A third of an inch may not sound like much, but as an average in a group of this size it's a significant difference, according to the research team.)
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The differences held regardless of sex, race, socioeconomic status, and mother's age and size, the researchers say in the International Journal of Obesity.
from: www.reuters.com
