is the association was observed only after adjustment for body length at birth.
Among girls, blood pressure increased with increasing body mass index (BMI) at present. BMI at birth did not affect this relationship.
Rapid weight gain in 8-11 and 11-16 years for boys and 11-15 years for girls was particularly strongly associated with the risk of raising blood pressure.
"Perhaps the children in violation of the fetal development aremoresensitive to external factors, accelerates the increase in body size and also increase the risk of chronic diseases, researchers suggest.
"Peculiarities of fetal development have both short-and long-term effects," says Dr. Adair. "This once again underlines the need for a balanced diet, weight control, smoking cessation and prevention of infections during pregnancy."


Source: Cardiosite.com