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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the United States in the past 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The growing rate of childhood obesity is a major health concern since overweight and obese youth are at increased risk of developing several diseases once considered reserved for adults. These new pediatric diseases include type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition in which fat builds up in the liver, potentially impairing its function over time.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131107123252.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131107123252.htm