Insulin Resistance
Early Insulin Resistance Predicts Subsequent Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome are most often thought of in connection with middle age. However, an article in the March 2009 issue of the journal Metabolism shows that these conditions get their start early in life.
A biracial group of 475 girls was studied first at ages 9-10 years and then at ages 18-19 years. [...]