Such babies may be at a more serious risk than those who are underweight because of short gestation only.
However, based on prospective epidemiological studies since the mid-1980s, underweight has been also recognized as a risk factor for longevity especially among older populations.
Second, post-harvest and pre-harvest underweight exhibited sharper seasonal patterns.
An increase in the weight was welcomed by most of the patients because they were usually underweight and belonged to the lower socio-economic strata.
Several previous workers have shown that the incidence of diarrhoea is higher in children who are underweight.
This picture was gender-biased because women were more numerous than men among the underweight individuals during the post-harvest period.
Others, such as underweight, might possibly be partially solvable through nutrition education.
When combined with the notion of regret where individuals tend to overweight loss but underweight potential gain, this suggests that many people systematically avoid risk.
