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Also known as Food shortage

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A famine is a widespread shortage of food caused by factors such as war, natural disasters, crop failure, poverty, economic collapse, or government policies, and it typically leads to malnutrition, starvation, disease, and higher death rates in affected regions. Famines have occurred throughout history on every inhabited continent and represent a serious threat to human survival and well-being.

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Within Vinony's link graph, kıtlık is referenced by 1,753 other articles, and connects out to water scarcity, China and World War II.

Vinony files it under Development studies, Famines and Harv and Sfn no-target errors.

Its subject is documented across 88 Wikipedia language editions.

Research

3,304 papers

Association between early-life famine exposure and cognitive function trajectories from midlife to late-life: The mediating role of depressive symptoms.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2025He H, Li F, Zhu Z et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2025.04.026
Famine Exposure during Early Life and Risk of Cancer in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Zhou J, Dai Y, Zuo Z et al.DOI: 10.1007/s12603-023-1947-4
Famine mortality and contributions to later-life type 2 diabetes at the population level: a synthesis of findings from Ukrainian, Dutch and Chinese famines.ReviewBMJ global health · 2024Li C, Ó Gráda C, Lumey LHDOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015355
Famine exposure in adolescence is associated with a higher risk of overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity in adulthood: A meta-analysis.ReviewNutrition research (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Song Q, Li N, Sun C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2022.09.005
Association of famine exposure with the risk of type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2020Liu H, Chen X, Shi T et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.08.002
Famine in Gaza, questions for research and preventive action.Nature food · 2024Vos R, Elouafi I, Swinnen JDOI: 10.1038/s43016-024-00990-3
Famine exposure during early life and risk of hypertension in adulthood: A meta-analysis.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2018Xin X, Yao J, Yang F et al.DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1322551
[FAMINE IN JEWISH HISTORY AND THE METABOLIC CONSEQUENCES].ReviewHarefuah · 2020Weisz M

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Commons category: Famines
topic's main category: Category:Famines
topic has template: Template:Infobox famine
has cause: starvation
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Development studies Famines Harv and Sfn no-target errors Incidents of cannibalism Malnutrition Population