Nutrition, growth, and body size in relation to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

Chittaranjan S Yajnik

Journal: Current diabetes reports 2003;3(2):108-14

PMID: 12728636

Abstract

Nutritional and genetic factors interact in the etiology of type 2 diabetes. Undernutrition followed by overnutrition increases adiposity and the risk of diabetes. The thrifty hypotheses suggest that the nutritional challenges could have happened thousands of year ago (thrifty gene selection) or during one's intrauterine life (thrifty phenotype). Current strategies for the prevention of diabetes are related to avoiding overnutrition.

Address: Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital Research Center, Rasta Peth, Pune 411011, India. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1007/s11892-003-0033-x

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MeSH Terms: Body Constitution, Child, Child Development, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Growth, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Nutritional Physiological Phenomena