Exercise May Thwart Type 2 Diabetes in Kids

Jane Stevens 12/3/138:22 PM

Exercise training was found to have a small to moderate effect on fasting insulin and insulin resistance in children and teens, according to a meta-analysis.

The analysis of 24 studies revealed that exercise training could lead to measurable improvements in clinically relevant insulin outcomes, including fasting insulin (11.4 U/ml, 95% CI 5.2-17.5) and homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance (2.0, 95% CI 0.4-3.6), reported Michael V. Fedewa, MA, of the University of Georgia in Athens, and colleagues.

The findings suggest that regular physical activity may be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes in this age group, they wrote in the January issue of Pediatrics.

www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/GeneralEndocrinology/43200

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