71.   Because of inadequate diet of mothers, one-third to half the children born are of low birth weight, UNICEF says.

72.   Black babies die from problems related to low birth weight four times as often as white babies, the government says.

73.   But Lawson said the Washington seven probably have a much better chance because of their birth weights.

74.   He said the biggest problem the sextuplets must overcome is low birth weight.

75.   However, these factors do not entirely explain why low birth weight is a larger problem among blacks than among whites.

76.   In the Spanish study, girls of low birth weight grew to be more than two inches shorter on average than those with normal birth weights.

77.   Low birth weight in newborns is associated with infant deaths and such problems as cerebral palsy and mental retardation.

78.   Multiple births are undesirable because they carry a higher risk of premature birth, low birth weight, stillbirth and infant death, as well as long-term disability.

79.   Much of this study involves the effect of birth weight on the development of obesity, heart trouble, cancer and other ills.

80.   Red Cross also is concerned about the low birth weight of infants due to the malnourishment of mothers.