The Hefty Fetal Type Hypothesis

Authors

  • Roland F. Dyck University of Saskatchewan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/34-1-5176

Keywords:

Aboriginal peoples, Diabetes mellitus, Fetal nutrition

Abstract

North American aboriginal people and other indigenous peoples worldwide are experiencing an epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications. This article reviews the "hefty fetal type" hypothesis that excess fetal nutrition is the overriding factor in the this epidemic of T2DM among thrifty genotype peoples.

Downloads

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2002)

Section

Review Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).