ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Glucose Regulation in Young Adults with Very Low Birth Weight

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Glucose Regulation in Young Adults with Very Low Birth Weight

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Glucose Regulation in Young Adults with Very Low Birth Weight - 16-05-2007, 03:40 PM

The authors of this study report that young adults with very low birth weights have higher levels of insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and blood pressure as compared with young adults who were born at term. Since lifestyle interventions may help in preventing type 2 diabetes and hypertension, recognizing that formerly low-birth-weight babies are at apparent increased risk might provide opportunities for intervention.

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