Diabetes
Obesity in teen years might trigger type 1 diabetes
Obesity is a well-known risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Now, a large new study adds to evidence that it also contributes to the much less common type 1 diabetes.
Jun 06, 2022
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News tagged with obese teens
Overweight & Obesity
'Talkative' brain regions create self-control challenges for teens with obesity
In teens with obesity problems, the brain regions that process rewards are strongly connected, or more likely to "talk" to each other.
Jul 31, 2020
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Cardiology
Teen obesity, diabetes or high blood pressure may lead to prematurely aged arteries
Teenagers who have obesity, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure may be more likely to have signs of premature blood vessel aging compared to teens without those health conditions, according to new research published today ...
May 06, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity might be 'contagious' among teens
(HealthDay)—Teens who live around lots of obese or overweight kids come to see their body types as ideal, a new study suggests.
Mar 18, 2020
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Neuroscience
Junk food orders up trouble for young brains
That teenager in your kitchen feasting on fast food, candy bars and pop might not be able to help themselves—all the more reason for adults to help them before they cause long-term damage to their developing brains.
Mar 10, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Teens with obesity and PCOS have more 'unhealthy' bacteria
Teens with obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have more "unhealthy" gut bacteria suggesting the microbiome may play a role in the disorder, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Diabetes
Study shows bariatric surgery's impact on diabetic kidney disease in severely obese teens
Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of kidney failure in the nation, and its occurrence in youth with type 2 diabetestype 2 diabetes is rapidly rising. Medical treatments are only partially effective. However, in ...
Nov 06, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Does obesity increase risk of being a bullying victim, perpetrator, or both?
A new study has shown that obese adolescents are not only significantly more likely to experience bullying, but they are also more likely to be both victims and perpetrators of bullying compared to their healthy weight peers. ...
Jun 10, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Unfit teens often grow into sickly middle age, study shows
(HealthDay)—Teen boys who are unfit and/or obese have higher odds for chronic disease and disability as adults, according to a large Swedish study.
Feb 12, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Heavy teens are less likely now to try and lose weight
(HealthDay)—The obesity epidemic among American teens is being fed by a waning desire to lose weight, a new report suggests.
Jun 25, 2018
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