Birth Weight

Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at its birth.

There have been numerous studies that have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to show links between birth weight and later-life conditions, including diabetes, obesity, tobacco smoking and intelligence.

Read more about Birth Weight:  Determinants, Abnormalities, Influence On Adult Life

Famous quotes containing the words birth and/or weight:

    “At birth man is offered only one choice—the choice of his death. But if this choice is governed by distaste for his own existence, his life will never have been more than meaningless.”
    —Jean-Pierre Melville (1917–1973)

    “Personal example carries more weight than preaching.”
    —Chinese proverb.