The Diabetes Epidemic in Children: an Integral Approach

Executive Summary Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DMT2) in children is becoming alarmingly frequent providing a myriad of health complications for an unpromising future. In this paper I am presenting the problem, as well as providing guidelines to stop and reverse the increasing rate of DMT2 and its main modifiable risk factors: obesity and sedentary lifestyles. I. Diabetes and Chronic Diseases