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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Babies with low birth weight at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes 17b2e475 b2d6 459f 82c8 72dd6e9149eb - Caught on Camera

Newborn babies of lighter than average weight have a “markedly” higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. PHOTO BY DANIEL THOMAS/UNSPLASH

Newborn babies of lighter than average weight have a “markedly” higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Lower weight at birth was also linked with a different presentation of the blood sugar disorder, getting diagnosed at a younger age, not being obese at the time, and having fewer individuals with a family history of type 2 diabetes.

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