Executive summary Around the world, populations are ageing at a faster pace than in the
past and this demographic transition will have effects on all aspects of societies. In May …

A growing epidemic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is paralleling the increase in
the incidence of obesity and diabetes mellitus in countries that consume a Western diet. As …

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

Objective. The neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an inexpensive and easily
measurable laboratory index indicating systemic inflammation, while the application of many …

The second King's College London Symposium on Ageing and Long-term Care in China
was convened from 4 to 5th July 2019 at King's College London in London. The aim of the …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing epidemic worldwide, particularly in
countries that consume a Western diet, and can lead to life-threatening conditions such as …

Aims Previous studies have suggested that a high blood lead level (BLL) is associated with
cardiovascular outcomes and impaired renal function in the general population; however …

Early-life nutrition plays a critical role in fetal growth and development. Food intake absence
and excess are the two main types of energy malnutrition that predispose to the appearance …

Aims Exposure to lead and cadmium has been associated with type 2 diabetes, but the
results are largely inconsistent, and little is known about their joint effect. We aimed to …

Aim Previous studies have implicated the uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
(HDL-C) ratio (UHR) was associated with type 2 diabetes. However, the association …