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Childhood obesity leads to diabetes health challenge - Elburn Herald(Childhood Obesity News)

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She said of the increasing number of children with Type 2 diabetes who are patients at the clinic, all are obese. However, if consuming a lot of sweets causes obesity, that condition can lead to Type 2 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Caused by a problem with the body’s immune system, it usually starts when the child is younger than 10, and can begin as early as 18 months of age, Juliano said. However, anyone who is obese, regardless of age, is at risk for getting Type 2, according to the the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC). During the past three decades, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2 to 5 years and adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6 to 11 years, the CDC states. A child with Type 2 may feel just fine, but hyperglycemia is a strain on the body and can cause problems later on, according to the ADA. Read Childhood Obesity

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