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Babies' rapid weight gain linked to higher blood pressure as adults
The pace of weight gain in early childhood may be associated with increased blood pressure in adulthood, according to a report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
In the first detailed study over the first five years of life to examine whether accelerated infant growth predicts adult systolic and diastolic blood pressure, researchers found that:
- Babies that are lighter at birth have higher systolic blood pressure as adults.
- Babies that gain weight more rapidly in the first five months after birth and from about ages 2 to 5 years have higher systolic blood pressure in young adulthood.Immediate weight gain after birth is associated with higher adult diastolic blood pressure.
Babies' rapid weight gain linked to higher blood pressure as adults
The pace of weight gain in early childhood may be associated with increased blood pressure in adulthood, according to a report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
In the first detailed study over the first five years of life to examine whether accelerated infant growth predicts adult systolic and diastolic blood pressure, researchers found that:
- Babies that are lighter at birth have higher systolic blood pressure as adults.
- Babies that gain weight more rapidly in the first five months after birth and from about ages 2 to 5 years have higher systolic blood pressure in young adulthood.Immediate weight gain after birth is associated with higher adult diastolic blood pressure.