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Table_1_Thyroid Function at Age Fifty After Prenatal Famine Exposure in the Dutch Famine Birth Cohort.docx

, 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 ...
Irina Motoc (4722531), Martijn J.J. Finken (12980063), Anita C.J. Ravelli (12980060), Sarai M. Keestra (11613997), Tessa J. Roseboom (9273104)   +4 more
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Exposure to Famine at a Young Age and Unhealthy Lifestyle Behavior Later in Life.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundA healthy diet is important for normal growth and development. Exposure to undernutrition during important developmental periods such as childhood and adolescence can have effects later in life.
Heidi P Fransen, Petra H M Peeters, Joline W J Beulens, Jolanda M A Boer, G Ardine de Wit, N Charlotte Onland-Moret, Yvonne T van der Schouw, H Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Jeljer Hoekstra, Sjoerd G Elias, Anne M May   +10 more
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Stunting and Selection Effects of Famine: A Case Study of the Great Chinese Famine [PDF]

Many developing countries experience famine. If survival is related to height, the increasingly common practice of using height as a measure of well-being may be misleading.
Meng, Xin, Vaithianathan, Rhema, G淡rgens, Tue   +2 more
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Association between fetal exposure to the Chinese famine and cognitive decline in adulthood: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundThe Great Chinese Famine in the 1960s represents a significant historical event with potential long-term health consequences. This study aims to investigate the impact of famine exposure during different developmental stages (fetal, preschool ...
Shuai Xiang, Shuai Xiang, Yixuan Li, Bingzi Dong, Haochen Chi, Yangang Wang, Shanglong Liu   +6 more
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Fetal Origins, Childhood Development, and Famine: A Bibliography and Literature Review [PDF]

The human costs of famines outlast the famines themselves. An increasing body of research points to their adverse long-run consequences for those born or in utero during them.
Cormac Ó Gráda
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Effects of Prenatal and Early Life Malnutrition: Evidence from the Greek Famine [PDF]

This paper examines the long run education and labor market effects from early-life exposure to the Greek 1941-42 famine. Given the short duration of the famine, we can separately identify the famine effects for cohorts exposed in utero, during infancy ...
Sven Neelsen, Thomas Stratmann
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Gender difference in the long-term impact of famine: [PDF]

"An increasing literature examines the association between restricted fetal or early childhood growth and the incidence of diseases in adulthood. Little is known, however, about gender difference in this association.
Zhang, Xiaobo, Mu, Ren
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Famine, disease, medicine and the state in Madras Presidency (1876-78). [PDF]

, 2006
The thesis is a critical examination of the relationship between different levels of the colonial state and its medical services in the relief of famine in Madras Presidency during 1876-78.
Sami, L.
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Exposure to Chinese famine in early life and the risk of multimorbidity in adulthood

BMC Public Health
Objectives Previous studies had reported the association between famine exposure in early life and subsequent non-communicable diseases risk. In current study, we aimed to evaluate the associations between famine exposure on multimorbidity prevalence and
Jiahui Zhang, Le Zhang, Wenyan Wu, Xiaowei Zheng   +3 more
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The association between fetal-stage exposure to the China famine and risk of diabetes mellitus in adulthood: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background The associations of famine exposure with diabetes risk in adulthood are still unclear. This study aimed to explore the association between famine exposure in early life and risk of diabetes in adulthood.
Zhenghe Wang, Zhiyong Zou, Zhongping Yang, Yanhui Dong, Jieyun Song, Bin Dong, Jun Ma, Luke Arnold   +7 more
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