Adult height, nutrition, and population health

JM Perkins, SV Subramanian, G Davey Smith… - Nutrition …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In this review, the potential causes and consequences of adult height, a measure of
cumulative net nutrition, in modern populations are summarized. The mechanisms linking …

Type 2 diabetes in South Asians: similarities and differences with white Caucasian and other populations

UP Gujral, R Pradeepa, MB Weber… - Annals of the New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
While all ethnic groups are affected, the prevalence of T2DM in South Asians, both in their …

[HTML][HTML] Association of low-birth weight with malnutrition in children under five years in Bangladesh: do mother's education, socio-economic status, and birth interval …

MS Rahman, T Howlader, MS Masud, ML Rahman - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Malnutrition in children under five years remains a significant problem in
Bangladesh, despite substantial socio-economic progress and a decade of interventions …

In-utero exposure to rainfall variability and early childhood health

K Le, M Nguyen - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change has drastically altered precipitation patterns across the globe and has
caused an increase in rainfall variability, including the incidence of extreme rainfall events …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of nutritional status among children under age 5 in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey

ZY Amare, ME Ahmed, AB Mehari - Globalization and health, 2019 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to examine the determinants of nutritional status
among children under age 5 (0–59 months) in Ethiopia. Child malnutrition is an underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Association of low birth weight with undernutrition in preschool-aged children in Malawi

PAM Ntenda - Nutrition journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person's intake
of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition is a broad term encompassing the three …

Maternal dietary patterns and risk of adverse pregnancy (hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus) and birth (preterm birth and low birth …

KT Kibret, C Chojenta, E Gresham, TK Tegegne… - Public health …, 2019 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveEpidemiological studies have indicated that dietary patterns during pregnancy are
associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes such as hypertensive disorders of …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of low birth weight to childhood undernutrition in India: evidence from the national family health survey 2019–2021

A Jana, D Dey, R Ghosh - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Infants born with low birth weight (LBW), ie less than 2500g, is considered an
important factor of malnutrition in Asia. In India, research related to this issue is still …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of household-level food insecurity and its determinants in an urban resettlement colony in north India

P Chinnakali, RP Upadhyay, D Shokeen… - Journal of health …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An adequate food intake, in terms of quantity and quality, is a key to healthy life. Malnutrition
is the most serious consequence of food insecurity and has a multitude of health and …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with low birthweight among newborns delivered at public health facilities of Nekemte town, West Ethiopia: a case control study

S Girma, T Fikadu, E Agdew, D Haftu… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Low birthweight (LBW) remains the most important risk factor which attributed to
mortality of 15–20% of newborns across the globe. An infant with low birthweight is more …