Parental insulin resistance is associated with unhealthy lifestyle behaviours independently of body mass index in children: The Feel4Diabetes study.

Esther M González-GilNatalia Giménez LegarreGreet CardonChristina MavrogianniJemina KiveläVioleta IotovaTsvetalina TankovaRurik ImreStavros LiatisKonstantinos MakrilakisPeter SchwarzPatrick TimpelElisabeth DupontPedro CouckYannis ManiosLuis A Moreno

Published in: European journal of pediatrics (2022)

• Children from parents with insulin resistance have higher chances of unhealthy lifestyles. • A higher BMI was found for those children with an insulin-resistant parent.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
body mass index
type diabetes
young adults
metabolic syndrome
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
polycystic ovary syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight gain