Obesity in specific populations

Younger age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis is associated with shorter life expectancy, with 3 to 4 years lost for every decade of earlier diagnosis.

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The incidence and burden of type 2 diabetes in young people aged 15–39 years are increasing worldwide, show data from the Global Burden of Disease Study.

Semaglutide at a dose of 2.4 mg/week results in substantial weight loss among adolescents with obesity, show the results of the STEP TEENS trial.

The highest risk for type 2 diabetes occurs in people who progress from a low body size in childhood to a high body size in adulthood, shows an analysis of data from the UK Biobank.

A nationwide population-based study reveals a link between obesity in adolescence and an increased risk for type 1 diabetes in young adulthood.

Dulaglutide delivers significant reductions in glucose levels for youths with type 2 diabetes, report the AWARD-PEDS investigators.

Type 2 diabetes in young, lean people is much more common in Asian Indians than in White Europeans, say researchers who found that genetically determined beta-cell function may be to blame.

The STEP 6 findings reveal significant weight loss, along with a reduction in abdominal visceral fat, in east Asian people with obesity taking a high dose of semaglutide.

BMI has a strong positive linear association with type 2 diabetes risk that generally does not vary by global region or ethnicity, show results of a dose-response meta-analysis.

Researchers report that waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference are associated with type 2 diabetes risk to a similar degree across multiple ethnicities, unlike BMI and body fat.

Researchers find that south Asian, Black, Chinese, and Arab minority groups living in the UK have an increased risk for type 2 diabetes at markedly lower BMI thresholds than the majority White population.

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Adolescents with type 1 diabetes who are obese have a cardiorenal risk profile similar to that of their peers with type 2 diabetes, say researchers.

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The development of type 2 diabetes at a young age disproportionately affects people of South Asian and African–Caribbean ethnicity, and obesity is associated with early-onset diabetes in all ethnic groups, indicates research presented at the virtual 56th EASD Annual Meeting.

Youth with type 2 diabetes have lower areal bone mineral density than those with obesity or who are of normal weight, according to the results of a cross-sectional study.

Researchers studying the MESA cohort have proposed BMI cutoffs at which people from ethnic minorities should be screened for type 2 diabetes, all of which are lower than their proposed cutoff for White people.

Findings from a genetic analysis support the notion that the harms of childhood obesity can be avoided by attaining a healthy BMI by adulthood.

Liraglutide 3.0 mg boosts weight loss in obese adolescents receiving lifestyle therapy, show the findings of a phase 3 trial.