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| BrKhalid |
| 08/10/01 at 05:39:24 |
| Intelligence linked to birthweight Babies who are a little bigger at birth have a marked advantage in terms of intelligence later in childhood, a study suggests. [color=Red]This is probably because heavier babies have been better nourished in the womb at crucial stages of brain development[/color] Other studies have clearly shown that being underweight at birth seems to correspond with poorer mental development. Premature babies are at a much greater risk of being born underweight. However, the latest study, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests that the weight to intelligence link extends to normal-sized babies. A team of researchers from the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies in New York looked at 3,484 babies born between 1959 and 1966. Brothers and sisters were tested so that the effects of birthweight alone could be separated from the effects of different diets or other factors. Up to 10 points Their birthweights varied from 1.5 to just under four kilos [3.3lb-8.8lb], and IQ was tested seven years later. In general, higher birthweights meant slightly more IQ - the average difference between babies of less than 2.5kg[5.5lb] and those of up to 4kg[8.8lb] was 10 IQ points. The study authors wrote: "Although the reported effects of variation within normal birth weight on IQ are modest and of no clinical importance for individual children, they could be important at a population level. "In addition, these effects could shed light on links between foetal growth and brain development." Other studies have revealed similar results - one in Denmark found that increasing birthweight kept on increasing IQ until the baby reached 4.2kg[9.2lb] [color=Red]Although not proven, it is suspected that the relationship between IQ and birthweight may be due the nutrition available to the foetus during early pregnancy, a time vital to neurodevelopment[/color] [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1483000/1483134.stm[/url] |
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| nehar |
| 08/11/01 at 17:08:35 |
| [slm] i weighed the most (6lbs) in my household wen i was born, that explains my intelligence, lol. [wlm] nehar |
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| Mahmoodah |
| 08/11/01 at 20:03:20 |
[quote] i weighed the most (6lbs) in my household wen i was born, that explains my intelligence, lol. nehar[/quote] hmmmmmmmmmm, yea shez SOOOOOOOO inteligent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think lighter babys r the more inteligent 1z wa-salam |
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| Lisha |
| 08/12/01 at 14:34:59 |
| [quote]hmmmmmmmmmm, yea shez SOOOOOOOO inteligent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think lighter babys r the more inteligent 1z[/quote]slm, no wonders nehar is the most intelligent (IN HER STUDIES) but mahmoodah, she aint practical at all!:( ne ways does intelligence go with age??? it must b the weight when ur older also, coz now ma nehar weighs the least, n her brain is also goin away:(:(:( take care, w'salaam |
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| nehar |
| 08/12/01 at 19:24:48 |
[quote] it must b the weight when ur older also, coz now ma nehar weighs the least, n her brain is also goin away:(:(:( [/quote] [slm] i think sum1 elses brain is shrinking!!! trying 2 humilitate me in public now, im gonna get ya hunni!!! Poor nehar has 2 put up with 2 little twins, no wonder my brain cells r decreasing!! [wlm] Nehar with 1 less brain cell |
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| Mahmoodah |
| 08/13/01 at 12:49:55 |
[quote] Poor nehar has 2 put up with 2 little twins, no wonder my brain cells r decreasing!! Nehar with 1 less brain cell[/quote] salam noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! wrong way round sis!!! poor lil sweet twinnies hav to put up with small but evil nehar!!! k, all kid out the that hav older sisters, admit it!!! OLDER sisters r mean (all xcept me :)) wa-salam |
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| Zara |
| 08/14/01 at 08:10:45 |
| slm 6lbs huh??? well i weighed about that much - i shall have to find out for sure.... theory sounds as convincing as one that i was introduced to a few years back by the kufaar. [B]"....the childs intellect comes from the mothers genes - so that would make my mum a rocket scientist"...lol [/B] wlm zara |
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