Preliminary research shows that for obese adolescents there is a link
between type-2 diabetes and brain development affecting IQ, spelling,
attention, and short-term memory--even before diabetes has been diagnosed.
The BODY Project: Banishing Obesity
and Diabetes in our Youth is a personalized screening and intervention
program to identify and help students with, or at risk for, type-2 diabetes
and early-onset cardiovascular disease.