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One thousand middle school children in New York City are set to take part in a study to determine whether type II diabetes can be prevented in their age group by instruction on fitness and healthy eating.
 
This type of diabetes, usually seen in older people but now occurring more frequently in children, is associated with obesity and inactivity.

5-year study on pediatric diabetes prevention announced

Newsday - 4/4/2006 3:18 PM

A $5 million grant from the Starr Foundation will be used to test whether fitness activities and lessons in healthy eating can prevent Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents, medical experts announced Tuesday.
 
The five-year study will involve 1,000 middle school students in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Nassau County, said Maria Mitchell, president of the Academic Medicine Development Co., a consortium of New York State medical schools and resear
 
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