Low birth weight in boys might get prediabetes during adolescence
Prediabetes is more likely to occur in adolescent boys with low birth weight, according to a recent study published in Clinical Obesity.
Prediabetes is increasingly affecting children and young adults in the United States. A new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that around one in five adolescents (ages 12–18) and one in four young adults (ages 19–34) in the U.S. are now living with prediabetes.
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Low birth weight boys more likely to have prediabetes during adolescence: Study
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