Background: The fast-growing literature suggests that the Chinese famine of 1959–1961
drives current and future type 2 diabetes (T2D) epidemics in China. This conclusion may be …

Objective To assess the association between early life exposure to famine and the risk of
metabolic obesity phenotypes among adults in middle age. Methods The study selected two …

We read with interest the study by Chen et al. 1 on an increased risk of adulthood
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) after prenatal Chinese famine exposure. We re-examined …

Background Limited studies have investigated the relationship between famine exposure
and the risk of hyperuricemia in later life. Consequently, the primary purpose of the current …

Purpose Prenatal exposure to famine has been linked to increased diabetes risk in
adulthood. However, one fundamental issue to be addressed is that the reported famine …

The important use of famines as human laboratories to study long-term health effects has
become widely recognised over the past decades. To date, over 300 epidemiological …

From a life-course perspective, we examine how early childhood malnutrition impacts
middle-aged adults' mental health. Using data from the China Health and Retirement …