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 …

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 … studies have demonstrated long-Run effects on survival of early life nutrition, mainly because of data limitations and …

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 population to the … energy-adjusted protein intake. Moreover, we account for selective mortality using a copula-based approach and newly …

may exceed famine effects by at least a factor three. …

provide exogenous variation in the provision of nutrition. However, living through a famine early in life does not necessarily …Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing … individuals born during a famine to others. Nutritional intake is typically unobserved and endogenous, whereas famines arguably …

This paper builds on the global experience and Mali?s context to identify an effective nutrition approach as well as … costs and benefits of key nutrition programs, as part of a resilience agenda after the crisis. It is intended to help guide … relevant nutrition-specific interventions, largely delivered through the health sector, and at multisectoral nutrition …