Hungry in the womb: What are the consequences? Lessons from the Dutch famine

Persistent epigenetic differences associated with prenatal exposure to famine in humans

2008 • 2,912 citations

Growth in utero, blood pressure in childhood and adult life, and mortality from cardiovascular disease.

1989 • 2,337 citations

Obesity in Young Men after Famine Exposure in Utero and Early Infancy

1976 • 1,618 citations

Glucose tolerance in adults after prenatal exposure to famine

1998 • 1,570 citations

Obesity at the age of 50 y in men and women exposed to famine prenatally

1999 • 1,144 citations

DNA methylation differences after exposure to prenatal famine are common and timing- and sex-specific

2009 • 1,110 citations

Famine and Human Development. The Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944-1945.

1975 • 709 citations

Transgenerational effects of prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine on neonatal adiposity and health in later life

2008 • 687 citations

Coronary heart disease after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine, 1944-45

2000 • 671 citations

Maternal and child undernutrition: effective action at national level

2008 • 441 citations

Prenatal Exposure to Wartime Famine and Development of Antisocial Personality Disorder in Early Adulthood

1999 • 425 citations

Plasma lipid profiles in adults after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine

2000 • 349 citations

Prenatal undernutrition and cognitive function in late adulthood

2010 • 344 citations

Early onset of coronary artery disease after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine

2006 • 321 citations

The Embryo and Its Future1

2004 • 315 citations

Hypertension, Diabetes and Overweight: Looming Legacies of the Biafran Famine

2010 • 283 citations

Nutrition and Mental Performance

1972 • 275 citations

The effect of wartime starvation in Holland upon pregnancy and its product

1947 • 253 citations

Atopy, lung function, and obstructive airways disease after prenatal exposure to famine

2000 • 224 citations

Glucose tolerance at age 58 and the decline of glucose tolerance in comparison with age 50 in people prenatally exposed to the Dutch famine

2006 • 222 citations

Anthropometric measures in middle age after exposure to famine during gestation: evidence from the Dutch famine

2007 • 220 citations

Microalbuminuria in Adults after Prenatal Exposure to the Dutch Famine

2004 • 214 citations

Impaired Insulin Secretion After Prenatal Exposure to the Dutch Famine

2006 • 200 citations

Women's compliance with nutrition and lifestyle recommendations before pregnancy: general population cohort study

2009 • 196 citations

Exposure to famine during gestation, size at birth, and blood pressure at age 59 y: evidence from the dutch famine

2006 • 187 citations

Lipid profiles in middle-aged men and women after famine exposure during gestation: the Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study

2009 • 177 citations

Schizoid personality disorder after prenatal exposure to famine

1996 • 165 citations

In utero exposure to famine and subsequent fertility: The Dutch Famine Birth Cohort Study.

1997 • 156 citations

Peri-Implantation Undernutrition Programs Blunted Angiotensin II Evoked Baroreflex Responses in Young Adult Sheep

2004 • 155 citations

Blood pressure response to psychological stressors in adults after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine

2006 • 141 citations

Perceived body size and desire for thinness of young Japanese women: a population-based survey

2006 • 128 citations

A possible link between prenatal exposure to famine and breast cancer: A preliminary study

2006 • 120 citations

Periconceptional nutrition programs development of the cardiovascular system in the fetal sheep

2002 • 119 citations

Famine and Human Development

1976 • 110 citations

Famine and Human Development: The Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944/45.

1976 • 99 citations

Prenatal famine exposure and cognition at age 59 years

2011 • 84 citations

Increased reproductive success of women after prenatal undernutrition

2008 • 79 citations

Plasma fibrinogen and factor VII concentrations in adults after prenatal exposure to famine

2000 • 79 citations

Food Shortage and Public Health, First Half of 1945

1946 • 58 citations

Prenatal exposure to hyperemesis gravidarum linked to increased risk of psychological and behavioral disorders in adulthood

2011 • 45 citations

Cholera in Brockport, N. York

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