Exposure to famine in early life and the risk of obesity in adulthood in Qingdao: Evidence from the 1959-1961 Chinese famine.

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Abstract

We aimed to evaluate the association between famine exposure during early life and obesity and obesitymax (obese at the highest weight) in adulthood.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis

Title: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1590-3729

ISSN (Print): 0939-4753

Publication date (Electronic): February 2017

Volume: 27

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266021, Shandong Province, China; Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao 266033, Shandong Province, China.

[2 ] Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266021, Shandong Province, China; Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao 266033, Shandong Province, China. Electronic address: 15726227711@163.com.

[3 ] Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao 266033, Shandong Province, China.

[4 ] Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0939-4753(16)30330-1

DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.11.125

PubMed ID: 28081988

SO-VID: abbbcc8d-0bd7-436c-80dd-10341ae20432

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Keywords: Early life,Famine exposure,Obesity,Adulthood

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Keywords: Early life, Famine exposure, Obesity, Adulthood

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