Associations Between Early-Life Food Deprivation During World War II and Risk of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes at Adulthood

Associations between early-life food deprivation during World War II and risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes at adulthood

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) framework suggests that early-life experiences affect long-term health outcomes. We tested this hypothesis by estimating the long-run effects of exposure to World War II-related food deprivation during childhood and adolescence on the risk of suffering from hypertension and type 2 diabetes at adulthood for 90,226 women from the French prospective cohort study E3N. We found that the experien…

Optimal heart health in children cuts risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, review indicates

Optimal heart health from birth through adolescence, as measured by a combination of metrics, leads to long-lasting cardiovascular and overall physical, cognitive and mental health, according to the systematic review published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Chronic conditions increase in US children over last decade

This month, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a collaborative article between the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of California concerning the trends of children’s health from 2011-2023.The post Chronic conditions increase in US children over last decade appeared first on Clinical Trials Arena.

Optimal Heart Health in Children Cuts Risk of Chronic Diseases in Adulthood

Optimal Heart Health in Children Cuts Risk of Chronic Diseases in Adulthood