Teens with Insulin Resistance Raises Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
Insulin resistance occurs when the body has a weakened response to insulin, a hormone necessary to maintain normal blood sugar levels.
25/08/06 U.S. researchers say teenagers with insulin resistance may face a higher risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes in adulthood.
Alan Sinaiko, M.D., a professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, says the increased risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes was independent of other known risk factors such as obesity, WebMD reported.
Insulin resistance occurs when the body has a weakened response to insulin, a hormone necessary to maintain normal blood sugar levels.
The study, published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association, followed 357 fifth- through eighth-grade students in Minneapolis.
The study said children who were insulin resistant at 13 were likely to have elevated systolic blood pressure and a higher blood fat level. The higher insulin resistance scores were also associated with higher blood pressure readings and blood triglyceride levels, WebMD said.
