The thrifty phenotype hypothesis.

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Summary

It is proposed that the epidemiological associations between poor fetal and infant growth and the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome result from the effects of poor nutrition in early life, which produces permanent changes in glucose-insulin metabolism.

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review
Published
2001-11-01
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Keywords

Insulin resistance, Obesity, Type 2 diabetes, Phenotype, Insulin

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