Consistent evidence from both experimental and human studies suggest that inadequate
nutrition in early life can contribute to risk of developing metabolic disorders including type 2 …

Until the present time, disease susceptibility was believed to be determined solely by the
genetic information carried in the DNA sequence. In recent years, however, it has become …

OBJECTIVE Seasonal environment at birth may influence diabetes incidence in later life. We
sought evidence for this effect in a large sample of diabetic youth residing in the US …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on official health
diagnoses. We exploit a sizable cohort-specific pension reform for women using a …

Objective: To explore the seasonal and monthly patterns, weekly variations, and the holiday
effect of outpatient visits for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, as well as the influence of …

We aimed to investigate whether month of birth is associated with blood pressure (BP) and
prevalent hypertension in adults from a region with frost‐free days of< 150 days and …

There exist numerous experimental and epidemiological data indicating that malnutrition in
early development may influence the risk of developing metabolic disorders in adult life …

The territorial differences in the prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) around the
world were previously reported (Amos et al., 1997; Green & Patterson, 2001; Lévy-Marchal …

This review is dedicated to relevant diabetes mellitus-related aspects in several European
countries that emerged after the breakup of the Soviet Union. After more than two decades of …

This dissertation consists of five independent chapters contributing to the literature of health
and family economics. The main topic concerns how social and family policies impact health …