Open AccessPrenatal exposure to famine and the development of hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes in adulthood across consecutive generations: a population-based cohort study of families in Suihua, China
Author(s) -
Jie Li,
Simin Liu,
Songtao Li,
Rennan Feng,
Lixin Na,
Xia Chu,
Xiaoyan Wu,
Yucun Niu,
Zongxiang Sun,
Tianshu Han,
Haoyuan Deng,
Xing Meng,
Huan Xu,
Zhe Zhang,
Qiannuo Qu,
Qiao Zhang,
Ying Li,
Changhao Sun
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.116.138792
Subject(s) - famine , offspring , medicine , population , demography , cohort , china , cohort study , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , pregnancy , environmental health , endocrinology , biology , genetics , sociology , political science , law
There has been increased recognition that prenatal or perinatal nutrition has an effect on the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adulthood, although studies that have directly examined whether the effect could be transmitted to the next generation remain sparse.
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