Association between famine exposure in early life with insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction in adulthood

Famine exposure in early life was associated with type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome, etc. But evidence in early famine exposure and insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction were limited. We aimed to investigate whether the association existed between famine exposure in early life and beta cell dysfunction and insulin resistance in adulthood.In all, 7912 non-diabetic participants were included in this...