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The Politics of Famine in Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
In attempting to explain the causes of famine, the literature on famine points to different factors. This list of causes includes: drought; neo-Malthusian population growth; environmental degradation; limited technology; capitalist development, or the ...
Rock, Mary June
core   +6 more sources

AIDS and food insecurity: ‘New variant famine’ in Malawi? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In the midst of the 2002/3 food crisis in Southern Africa social scientists De Waal and Whiteside (well known for their respective work on the social construction of famines and the socio-economic impacts of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa), hypothesised in ...
Ansell, N   +4 more
core   +7 more sources

Consequences of early life exposure to the 1983–1985 Ethiopian Great Famine on cognitive function in adults: a historical cohort study

open access: yesBMJ 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Exposure to Famine during Early Life on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: A Meta-Analysis

open access: yesJournal 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of fetal and infant exposure to the Chinese Great Famine on the risk of hypertension in adulthood. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics Modify the Association Between Exposure to Chinese Famine in Fetal and Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Background: No study has explored the modification effect of ideal cardiovascular health metrics (ICVHMs) on the association between famine exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) so far.
Xiong Ding   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between famine exposure during early life and body mass index in adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundPrevious epidemiologic studies have reported famine exposure during early life association with overweight or obesity in adulthood, but a consistent perspective has not been established to date.PurposeTo determine, by conducting a systematic ...
Jielin Zhou   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increase in the prevalence of hypertension among adults exposed to the Great Chinese Famine during early life

open access: yesEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2017
Objective This study aimed to assess the association between exposure to the Great Chinese Famine (1959–1961) during early life and hypertension in adulthood.
Lingli Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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