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.
Mastering Metabolic Health
Part 7
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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.

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