Severe malnutrition or famine exposure in childhood and cardiometabolic non-communicable disease later in life: a systematic review

Introduction Child malnutrition (undernutrition) and adult non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are major global public health problems. While convincing evidence links prenatal malnutrition with increased risk of NCDs, less is known about the long-term sequelae of malnutrition in childhood. We therefor...

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Main Authors: Marko Kerac, Melkamu Berhane, Alemseged Abdissa, Mubarek Abera, Natasha Lelijveld, Kelsey Grey, Gerard Bryan Gonzales, Debbie Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/3/e003161.full