81 In Guatemala, birthweight was not associated with serum lipids at 24 years of age; in men, there were inverse trends with total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, with borderline significance. 82 A Gambian study 83 assessed lipid concentrations in men (mean age 36 years) born in the season of nutritional deprivation (known as the hungry season) and in the harvest seasons, and reported no differences in total, HDL, or LDL cholesterol, or triglycerides.
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Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital.
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