Lifestyle Intervention Programs for Adults at High-Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Platform to Reach High-Risk Children?

Discussion:
In this nationally representative sample, parental BMI and child BMI categories were positively correlated, as was parental eligibility for diabetes prevention programming and child BMI. This highlights the potential of leveraging the national platform for adult diabetes prevention to reach high-risk children through family-oriented programming.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - July 11, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Venkataramani, M., Cheng, T. L., Yeh, H.-C., Maruthur, N. M. Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research