[WATCH]: One-Third of US Children Overweight, At Risk of Diabetes

Transcript by Newsy: www.youtube.com Image Source: Healthy Body Project BY LUKE LEONARD ANCHOR ANA COMPAIN-ROMERO America's youth are becoming less and less healthy. A new study shows that type 2 diabetes has become a serious risk for the youth of America. KOVR says it's a national crisis. "Kids are now getting adult onset diabetes and we're seeing cirrhosis in 5 year olds, strokes in 8 year olds, we're seeing kids who have heart attacks at 20 years old. We have a national crisis and we need to think about solving this in a different way." WFXT spoke to a diabetes professional who suggests that the increase in rates of diabetes among young people may not necessarily be climbing. Rather, parents are becoming aware of symptoms and is

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