exploiting the unique natural experiment of the Dutch Hunger Winter. At the end of World War II, a famine occurred abruptly in … the Western Netherlands (November 1944 - May 1945), pushing the previously and subsequently well-nourished Dutch … and a reduction in energy-adjusted protein intake. Moreover, we account for selective mortality using a copula …

Background: Nutrition in utero and infancy may causally affect health and mortality at old ages. Until now, very few … individual characteristics and additional (early life) determinants of mortality. Results: Men exposed to severe famine during … at old ages for men. -- Nutrition in early life ; famine ; longevity ; natural experiments ; survival analysis …

association between conditions at ages 8-12 and the grandchild's over-all and cardiovascular and diabetes mortality in a single … animal studies. We provide an external validation by analyzing the impact of the German famine of 1916-1918 on children and … grandchildren of those exposed to the famine at ages 8-12. Our findings support and extend the evidence so far. Among the third …

study arms receive nutrition information. We find that performance pay reduces the prevalence of underweight by about 5 …

the impact of the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961) on the health of older adults to perform a meta-analysis and discuss …

circumstances on health in old age. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to examine the effects of the Great Chinese Famine …

In the Netherlands, an immediate baby boom followed the end of WWII and the baby bust of the 1930s. I propose a novel …

We examine Trevon Logan's 2009 claim to have found low levels of nutrition among British worker's households in the …. We also warn against the simple assertion that a high elasticity implies hunger. -- nutrition ; living standards ; worker …