Almost 2 billion adults in the world are overweight, and more than half of them are classified
as obese, while nearly one-third of children globally experience poor growth and …

Epidemiologic and clinical research has provided a large body of evidence supporting the
developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD), but there has been a relative dearth …

Extensive epidemiologic studies have suggested that adult disease risk is associated with
adverse environmental conditions early in development. Although the mechanisms behind …

Context Low birth weight is implicated as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. However, the
strength, consistency, independence, and shape of the association have not been …

Obesity results from interactions between environmental and genetic factors. Despite a
relatively high heritability of common, non-syndromic obesity (40–70%), the search for …

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 …

Low birth weight serves as a crude proxy for impaired growth during fetal life and indicates a
failure for the fetus to achieve its full growth potential. Low birth weight can occur in …

We combine household survey data with event data on the timing and location of armed
conflicts to examine the impact of Burundi's civil war on children's health status. The …

Background Individuals who were born prematurely (PT), with low birth weight (LBW), or
small for gestational age (SGA) appear to present a set of permanent changes that make …

This review paper highlights mechanisms for nutritional regulation of maternal health and
fetal development. Malnutrition (nutrient deficiencies or obesity) in pregnant women …