Wednesday 1 May 2019

Children with high BMI who don't become obese adults do not appear to be at increased risk of type 2 diabetes

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, UK (28 April-1 May) suggests that having a high BMI in childhood coupled with obesity in adulthood may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. However, children with a high BMI who did not have obesity as adults do not appear to be at greater risk of type 2 diabetes when they grow up.

* This article was originally published here