Obese siblings of diabetic children at risk

Compared with other overweight children, overweight siblings of
children with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a significantly higher
prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance, a risk factor for
diabetes, according to researchers at the Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia.

Tagged with: Children At Risk • Children Diabetes • Children S Hospital • Diabetes • Diabetes Mellitus • Diabetic Children • Glucose Tolerance • Obese Children • Overweight Children • Philadelphia • Prevalence • Risk Factor • Siblings • Type 2 Diabetes • Type Diabetes

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