poor nutrition

People with shorter arms and legs may be at a higher risk for developing dementia later in life compared to people with longer arms and legs, according to a new studyin the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Researchers say the association between short limbs and dementia risk may be due to poor nutrition in early life, which can affect limb growth.

You are what you eat, as the old saying goes. Maybe so, but increasingly researchers are finding that you are also what your mother ate -- maternal nutrition has profound consequences on the health of offspring.

It is well known that smaller babies are more likely to suffer from heart disease, stroke, hypertension and diabetes.

More recently, poor nutrition around the time of fertilization and egg implantation have also been shown to be detrimental in adult life.

Nine out of ten food advertisements shown during Saturday morning children's television programming are for foods of poor nutritional quality, according to researchers.

During a sample of 27.5 hours of shows aimed at pre-school and elementary school-aged children, 91 percent of food ads were for foods or beverages high in fat, sodium or added sugars or were low in nutrients, according to the study.