Environmental exposures are important for type 2 diabetes pathophysiology in sub-Saharan African populations. Reply to Christensen D, Hjort L, Mpagama S et al [letter]

Julia H Goedecke; Carmen Pheiffer; Amy E Mendham

doi:10.1007/s00125-022-05859-3

Environmental exposures are important for type 2 diabetes pathophysiology in sub-Saharan African populations. Reply to Christensen D, Hjort L, Mpagama S et al [letter]

Diabetologia. 2023 Apr;66(4):780-782. doi: 10.1007/s00125-022-05859-3. Epub 2023 Jan 24.

Authors

Julia H Goedecke^{1

2

3}, Carmen Pheiffer⁴, Amy E Mendham^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. Julia.goedecke@mrc.ac.za.
² South African Medical Research Council/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), Department of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Julia.goedecke@mrc.ac.za.
³ Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre (HPALS), FIMS International Collaborating Centre of Sports Medicine, Division of Physiological Sciences, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Julia.goedecke@mrc.ac.za.
⁴ Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ South African Medical Research Council/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), Department of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁶ Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre (HPALS), FIMS International Collaborating Centre of Sports Medicine, Division of Physiological Sciences, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 36692507
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-022-05859-3

No abstract available

Keywords: Environmental chemicals; Epigenetics; Fetal programming; Gestational diabetes; Infectious diseases; Lifestyle; Malaria; Malnutrition; Maternal stress; Tuberculosis.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Obesity