Higher rates of obesity in children are associated with a recent increase in which disease?

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Higher rates of obesity in children are associated with a recent increase in which disease?

Childhood obesity often leads to insulin resistance, which raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. When the body's tissues become less responsive to insulin, blood glucose stays higher, and the pancreas has to work harder, increasing the chance of progressing to diabetes as obesity rates rise. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition and is not driven by obesity, though it can occur in overweight kids. Hypertension can accompany obesity as well, but the clearest, most direct link to the recent rise seen with obesity in youths is type 2 diabetes.

Childhood obesity often leads to insulin resistance, which raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. When the body's tissues become less responsive to insulin, blood glucose stays higher, and the pancreas has to work harder, increasing the chance of progressing to diabetes as obesity rates rise. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition and is not driven by obesity, though it can occur in overweight kids. Hypertension can accompany obesity as well, but the clearest, most direct link to the recent rise seen with obesity in youths is type 2 diabetes.

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