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Ecology
Why poor kids may make sicker adults
November 20th, 2007
Scientists have known for years that people living in poverty have poorer health and shorter life spans than the more affluent. Now, Cornell University researchers have identified several key mechanisms in 13-year-olds that may help explain how low socio-economic status takes its toll on health. In the first longitudinal study on the physiological effects of poverty in young children, the Cornell researchers report that the longer 13-year-olds have lived in poverty, the less efficient their bodies become in handling environmental demands. "We think that these mechanisms may be related to the fact that children who grow up in poverty have a steeper life trajectory of premature health...
Source: Science Letter (2007-11-20)
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