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Amy Seawell Psych 241- W80 Mr. Withrow Research Question 1 Low Birth Weight & Disease Later in Life When hearing low birth weight, most people think about premature babies. However, babies sometimes have low birth weights even at full term for various reasons. A baby is considered to have a low birth weight if he or she weighs less than 5.5 pounds. Being born premature or full term with a low birth weight, may increase the risks of disease later in life. First of all, hypertension may be caused by low birth weight that is followed by rapid growth. A study was conducted by Nissen and colleagues on the effects of low birth weight and hypertension in 18 year old males. They concluded that low birth weight was "inversely" associated with systolic blood pressure supporting that intrauterine growth retardation has negative effects present in early life. (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/453242_5) Another study that was conducted in twins found that low...

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