Inside the Perfect Storm Driving Type 2 Diabetes in ChildrenInside the Perfect Storm Driving Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Children's Health

Inside the Perfect Storm Driving Type 2 Diabetes in Children

Worldwide, the number of obese children now outweighs that of underweight children, with an accompanying trend of Type 2 diabetes.
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For the first time in history, more children are obese than underweight. About 188 million young people worldwide are living with obesity or being overweight—and with it, doctors are seeing a once-unthinkable trend: children developing Type 2 diabetes.

Behind those numbers are real families—kids who get winded climbing stairs, parents who quietly swap soccer for screen time, and households overwhelmed by conflicting advice about what “healthy eating” even means.