The new federal estimates are spurring concerns about the health of U.S. children — and the way Trump administration health ...

More than 30 percent of American teenagers were considered prediabetic in 2023, according to recent data from the Centers for ...

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2023, 8.4 million U.S. adolescents between 12 and 17 years old were diagnosed with prediabetes. That’s 23.7% of the ...

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. teens aged 12–17 has prediabetes, according to the CDC's latest analysis.   The data underscores a ...

Key Takeaways About 1 in 3 U.S. teens now have prediabetesThe new estimate is higher owes to a change in data analysis ...

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Nearly one in every three children aged at least 12 have prediabetes, or higher than normal blood sugar levels or glucose levels, the Centers for Disease […] ...

The estimate, which was previously 1 in 5, is being questioned by scientists who note the absence of a peer-reviewed published paper or raw data, along with the unexplained change in the methodology ...