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Gene for Type 2 Diabetes Also Linked to Childhood Obesity - About - News & Issues (blog)- Childhood Obesity News

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Obesity is thought to be a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. Type 2 typically occurs in adults over 40, although in recent years the incidence of type 2 diabetes is affecting younger adults and even kids. More studies on genes associated with type 2 diabetes are needed, but if the same genes that cause diabetes also cause childhood obesity, then it may someday be possible to prevent diabetes, by treating obesity in kids. Top Warning Signs of Diabetes Diagnosing Type 2 Diabetes Understanding Diabetes What are the Right Numbers? Learn how to save money on medications with these recommendations. Keep yourself, and your family, happy and healthy this fall with these tips. Read Childhood Obesity

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