HDE 103 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Insulin Resistance, Birth Weight, Micronutrient
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Believed from the moment they were born, scientific predictions could be made about these people"s lives. I think their destiny in large part already wrought much of their lifetimes well being and ability, mental & physical ability, and health is already determined . Whether they will have a happy, fulfilled life old age. Believed he could make predictions based off the birth records. Believes the measurements in book provide a description of the life the individual will live, in regards to health. He believed there was a link between low weight at birth & heart disease. Barker believed that birth weight was more important than lifestyle, when it came to future health. In 1995, key pieces of evidence for barker theory emerged in india. Those in indian villages followed healthy living advice. They made many healthy choices so they could live long, happy lives. Yet they still got diseases & were unhealthily overweight.
