Low birth weight is associated with cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Poor maternal
nutrition during gestation contributes to low birth weight. In this paper, we review the findings …

Many studies have provided evidence for the hypothesis that size at birth is related to the
risk of developing disease in later life. In particular, links are well established between …

The environment in which the fetus develops is critical for its survival and long-term health.
The regulation of normal human fetal growth involves many multidirectional interactions …

We review human studies on the relation between acute exposures to prenatal famine and
adult physical and mental health. These studies are observational and include exposures to …

This paper, using a difference-in-differences method, tries to quantify the long-term effects of
China's 1959–1961 famine on the health and economic status of the survivors. We find that …

Purpose The Dutch famine birth cohort study was set up to investigate the effects of acute
maternal undernutrition of the 1944–1945 Dutch famine during the specific stages of …

The Dutch Famine of 1944–1945: a pathophysiological model of... : Current Opinion in
Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care The Dutch Famine of 1944–1945: a pathophysiological …

Obesity is becoming an epidemic health problem. During the last years not only genetic but
also, and primarily, environmental factors have been supposed to contribute to the …

The development of individual behavioural profiles can be powerfully influenced by stressful
social experiences. Using a comparative approach, we focus on the role of social stressors …

This paper describes the findings of a historical cohort study of men and women born
around the time of the Dutch famine 1944–45. It provided the first direct evidence in humans …