[HTML][HTML] Anthropometric measures in middle age after exposure to famine during gestation: evidence from the Dutch famine
Background: Few studies in humans have related maternal undernutrition to the size of the
adult offspring. Objective: The objective was to assess whether reductions in food intake by
pregnant women during the Dutch famine of 1944–1945 were related to offspring length,
weight, and indexes of adiposity in middle age. Design: We recruited 1) exposed persons
born in western Netherlands between January 1945 and March 1946 whose mothers
experienced famine during or immediately preceding pregnancy, 2) unexposed persons …
adult offspring. Objective: The objective was to assess whether reductions in food intake by
pregnant women during the Dutch famine of 1944–1945 were related to offspring length,
weight, and indexes of adiposity in middle age. Design: We recruited 1) exposed persons
born in western Netherlands between January 1945 and March 1946 whose mothers
experienced famine during or immediately preceding pregnancy, 2) unexposed persons …