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Thyroid Function at Age Fifty After Prenatal Famine Exposure in the Dutch Famine Birth Cohort

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
BackgroundEarly-life exposures during gestation may permanently alter thyroid physiology and health in adulthood. We investigated whether exposure to the Dutch Famine (1944-1945) in late, mid, or early gestation influences thyroid function (i.e ...
Sarai M. Keestra, Sarai M. Keestra, Sarai M. Keestra, Sarai M. Keestra, Irina Motoc, Irina Motoc, Anita C.J. Ravelli, Anita C.J. Ravelli, Anita C.J. Ravelli, Tessa J. Roseboom, Tessa J. Roseboom, Tessa J. Roseboom, Martijn J.J. Finken, Martijn J.J. Finken   +13 more
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Effects of fetal famine exposure on the cardiovascular disease risk in the metabolic syndrome individuals

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2022
Background Patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the possible mechanisms are not fully understood and further exploration of the possible factors influencing the high incidence of CVD in ...
Zhe Shu, Xiong Ding, Qing Yue, XiaoXu Ma, MinHong Liu, YunTao Wu, Peng Yang, Ying Wu, Yun Li, Shouling Wu   +9 more
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Effect of Exposure to Famine during Early Life on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2020
Background. Emerging studies have explored the association between the famine exposure during early life and the risk of the metabolic syndrome, and the results remain controversial. This meta-analysis was performed to summarize the famine effects on the
Lu-Lu Qin, Bang-An Luo, Fan Gao, Xiang-Lin Feng, Jia-He Liu   +4 more
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Famines Past, Famine's Future [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010
ABSTRACTFamine, like poverty, has always been with us. No region and no century has been immune. Its scars — economic, psychological and political — can long outlast its immediate impact on mortality and health. Famines are a hallmark of economic backwardness, and were thus more likely to occur in the pre‐industrialized past.
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Separate and combined effects of famine exposure and menarche age on metabolic syndrome among the elderly: a cross-sectional study in China

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Epidemiological studies have revealed multiple risk factors for metabolic syndrome. However, there are no consistent findings on the association between famine exposure, age at menarche, and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome.
Congzhi Wang, Jiazhi Wang, Rui Wan, Ting Yuan, Liu Yang, Dongmei Zhang, Xiaoping Li, Haiyang Liu, Lin Zhang   +8 more
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How does early-life famine experience influence household energy transition?

Heliyon, 2023
The transition of households towards cleaner energy is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals. However, the impacts and associated mechanisms of early-life experiences on household energy transition have not been considered.
Feiran Wang, Tianyu Wei, Shulei Cheng, Lu Zhuang, Shuqin Lan   +4 more
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Impact of fetal and infant exposure to the Chinese Great Famine on the risk of hypertension in adulthood. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Famine provides quasi-experimental conditions for testing the hypothesis of "programming" health effects by poor nutrition in early life.
Pei-Xi Wang, Jia-Ji Wang, Yi-Xiong Lei, Lin Xiao, Zhong-Cheng Luo   +4 more
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The Feminization of Famine by Margaret Kelleher. The Author's Response to Maureen Murphy’s Article.

ABEI Journal, 1999
My study, The Feminization of Famine, was published in 1997 and thus became part of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Great Insh Famine (1845-1851).
Margaret Kelleher
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Consequences of early life exposure to the 1983–1985 Ethiopian Great Famine on cognitive function in adults: a historical cohort study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To investigate the association between early life famine exposure and cognitive function in adults.Design Historical cohort studySetting North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia.Participants We recruited 1047 adult men and women aged 30–38 years ...
Mubarek Abera, Getachew Arage, Tefera Belachew, Fedilu Abdulhay, Misra Abdulahi, Kalkidan Hassen Abate   +5 more
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CEOs' early-life disaster experience and corporate earnings quality: Focusing on the Great Chinese Famine

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
This paper aims to examine the impact of CEOs' early-life disaster experiences on corporate earnings quality. We proxy the disaster experience with whether CEOs lived through the Great Chinese Famine and the famine intensity they experienced. The results
Yang Zhao, Jun Hu, Lang Liu
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