Risk of metabolic syndrome in adults exposed to the great Chinese famine during the fetal life and early childhood

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-236

  Zheng, X ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Ren, W ^a   Luo, R ^a   Zhang, S ^a   Zhang, J H ^b   Zeng, Q ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; famine; malnutrition; metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STARVATION;

EID: 84856650750     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.161     Document Type: Article

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