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Early childhood growth failure and the developmental origins of adult disease: do enteric infections and malnutrition increase risk for the metabolic syndrome? by DeBoer, Mark D, Lima, Aldo AM, Oría, Reinaldo B, Scharf, Rebecca J, Moore, Sean R, Luna, Max A, Guerrant, Richard L

“…Hypotheses regarding the developmental origins of health and disease postulate that developing fetuses – and potentially young children – undergo adaptive…”
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Early childhood diarrhea and cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood: the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama Nutritional Supplementation Longitudinal Study by DeBoer, Mark D., MD, MSc, MCR, Chen, David, BS, Burt, David R., MD, Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, MD, PhD, Guerrant, Richard L., MD, Stein, Aryeh D., PhD, Martorell, Reynaldo, PhD, Luna, Max A., MD

“…Abstract Background Nutritional deficits in early life have been associated with a higher prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adulthood. Early…”
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Trends and Heterogeneity of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Across Latin American and Caribbean Countries by Rivera-Andrade, Alvaro, Luna, Max A

“…Abstract Aging, globalization and urbanization in Latina America and the Caribbean (LAC) have made cardiovascular disease (CVD) the number one cause of death…”
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Risk Screening for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Latino Migrant Farmworkers: A Role for the Community Health Worker by Thompson, Reagan H., Snyder, Audrey E., Burt, David R., Greiner, Doris S., Luna, Max A.

“…Diabetes and heart disease are two of the leading causes of death for Hispanics living in the United States (American Heart Association [AHA] in Circulation…”
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Information and communication technology in cardiovascular disease prevention in developing countries: hype and hope: Report of the International Collaboration on Information Use in Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Developing Countries by Jabbour, Samer, Nishtar, Sania, Prabhakaran, D., Chockalingam, Arun, Achutti, Aloyzio, Agrawal, Abha, Luna, Max A., Garofalo, Florencio, Wielgosz, Andreas

“…Information can be an important tool in promoting a prevention strategy to address the emerging epidemic of cardiovascular disease in developing countries…”
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Information and communication technology in cardiovascular disease prevention in developing countries: hype and hope by Jabbour, Samer, Nishtar, Sania, Prabhakaran, D., Chockalingam, Arun, Achutti, Aloyzio, Agrawal, Abha, Luna, Max A., Garofalo, Florencio, Wielgosz, Andreas

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