Reversal of early abnormalities in glucose metabolism in obese youth: results of an intensive lifestyle randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The childhood obesity epidemic has been accompanied by an increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), particularly in minority children. Twenty to thirty percent of obese youth have "prediabetes," a precursor to diabetes marked by insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, and impaired glucose tolerance. The Diabetes Prevention Program demonstrated that T2D could be prevented/delayed by intensive lifestyle modification in adults with prediabetes, but efficacy of similar interventions in youth has not been established. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of the Bright Bodies (BB) Healthy Lifestyle Program on 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) glucose in comparison with adolescents receiving standard of care.

Research design and methods

A parallel-group randomiz

SUBMITTER: Savoye M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3898759 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature