Lise G. Bjerregaard
Boys with overweight at age 7 years that persists through adolescence and early adulthood are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as adults vs. men without childhood overweight, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
“Our findings suggest that weight loss from childhood to early adulthood can reduce the increased risks of type 2 diabetes among overweight and obese boys,” Lise G. Bjerregaard, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Clinical Research and Disease Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital in
Original Article: Overweight in boys increases risk for type 2 diabetes in adulthood