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How are weight and diabetes related in young people?
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Obesity=diabetes: Very simple, as we become more overweight and even obese our ability to handle glucose becomes more impaired.We suspect that abdominal fat secretes a chemical that hurts the ability of the body to handle sugars.
Answered 8/16/2012
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