Type 2 diabetes : the thrifty phenotype / scientific editor, David J.P. Barker.

London : Published for the British Council by Oxford University, [2001], ©2001.

iv, 204 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

The thrifty phenotype hypothesis -- Type 2 diabetes, the thrifty phenotype, an overview -- Non-industrialised countries and affluence -- Obesity and its potential mechanistic basis -- The malnourished baby and infant -- The role of genetic susceptibility in the association of low birth weight with type 2 diabetes -- Animal models and programming of the metabolic syndrome -- Intra-uterine programming of the endocrine pancreas -- Metabolic programming in animals -- Programming other hormones that affect insulin -- Long-term consequences for offspring of diabetes during pregnancy -- Potential for the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

Includes bibliographic references and index.