Introduction Child malnutrition (undernutrition) and adult non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) are major global public health problems. While convincing evidence links prenatal …

The gene–environment interactions resulting from famine and the subsequent increased
intergenerational risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have contributed to the current …

Neonatal heart undergoes metabolic conversion and cell cycle arrest preparing for the
increased workload during adulthood. Herein, we report that neonatal ketone body elevation …

The developmental origins hypothesis proposes that undernutrition during early
development is associated with an increased type 2 diabetes risk in adulthood. We …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an increasingly important medical and public health
problem, and is the leading cause of mortality in Bangladesh. Like other South Asians …

Background Globally, the status of women's health falls short of its potential. In addition to
the deleterious ethical and human rights implications of this deficit, the negative economic …

Objective: Studies have shown that famine exposure during early life may increase the risk
of cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension, and diabetes during adulthood. We aimed to …

This issue of The Journal of Physiology is devoted to the integration of evolutionary biology
with physiological science. The immediate trigger was a very successful symposium on this …

Background Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with maladaptive cardiovascular changes.
This study investigated whether individuals who recovered from AN during adolescence …

Background Previous studies reported that early‐life exposure to undernutrition is
associated with the risk of diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome in adulthood, but the …