Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

Alcohol is well known for promoting systemic inflammation and aggravating multiple chronic
health conditions. Thus, alcohol may also be expected to serve as a risk factor in …

Background Type 2 diabetes is a major public health problem with considerable personal
and societal costs. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are associated with a number of …

Existing research on the life course origins of adult health has extensively examined the
influence of childhood socioeconomic conditions, family structure, and exposure to trauma …

Although research on alcohol-related disparities among women is a highly understudied
area, evidence shows that racial/ethnic minority women, sexual minority women, and …

Background Studies of the role of alcohol use in diabetes risk have rarely included lifetime
alcohol use measures, including the frequency of heavy occasions, or evaluated risks …

Alcohol is the second-most misused substance after tobacco. It has been identified as a
causal factor in more than 200 diseases and 5.3% of all deaths and is associated with …

Introduction Understanding the role of alcohol in hypertension and heart problems requires
a lifecourse perspective accounting for drinking patterns before onset of health problems …

Background To evaluate trends in diabetes-related health behaviours and mortality from
diabetes and other chronic diseases in the Spanish population before, during and after the …

It is well known that alcohol consumption is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
However, the association of age at initiation of alcohol consumption and duration of alcohol …