7-Year-Olds Experience Symptoms of Obesity-Related Diabetes
Researchers at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center found signs of Type 2 diabetes in children as young as seven years old.
Dr. Melinda Sothern studied 118 healthy children ages seven to nine years old. Some of the children had Metabolic Syndrome, which includes markers such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. This syndrome is usually seen in overweight adults.
Dr. Sothern found that the child's weight was the factor most likely to predict Metabolic Syndrome. Some of the children had fat in their liver cells and leg muscles, which is a predictor of poor insulin sensitivity and a link to Type 2 diabetes.
This study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association.
Dr. Melinda Sothern studied 118 healthy children ages seven to nine years old. Some of the children had Metabolic Syndrome, which includes markers such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. This syndrome is usually seen in overweight adults.
Dr. Sothern found that the child's weight was the factor most likely to predict Metabolic Syndrome. Some of the children had fat in their liver cells and leg muscles, which is a predictor of poor insulin sensitivity and a link to Type 2 diabetes.
This study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association.
Labels: childhood_obesity, diabetes
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