Search for dissertations about: "Fetal origins hypothesis"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Fetal origins hypothesis.
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1. Early life origins of health and well-being in modern Sweden
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the role of early life environments for a variety of individual-level health and socioeconomic outcomes in contemporary Sweden. Ever-expanding human lifespans have contributed to the emergence of novel socio-health phenomena confronting contemporary Swedish society. READ MORE
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2. Fetal programming and subsequent risks in adulthood : are the associations confounded by genetic and/or environmental factors?
Abstract : The fetal origins hypothesis proposes that fetal growth is inversely associated with subsequent adult disease risk. The objective of this thesis was to investigate whether familial (shared environmental and genetic) factors confound the association between birth weight and risks of hypertension, low intellectual performance, and type-2 diabetes. READ MORE
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3. Population-based studies of body mass index, overweight and systolic blood pressure among Swedish young men
Abstract : Overweight and obesity has increased in Sweden and worldwide in recent decades. Lifestyle and environmental changes, genetic susceptibility and interactions between these factors are believed to be important. A theoretical framework often referred to, as the fetal origins hypothesis has been extensively debated over the last 15 years. READ MORE