Fat Trajectory Predicts Diabetes

SeoulRising body fat, not its level, predicted diabetes onset.

Threshold-based screening misses people moving toward disease while still under the cut-off.

Researchers tracked 11,016 Korean adults for up to 21 years; each 1-point fat-percentage rise raised diabetes risk 4-5%.

The study is observational, so clinics have not yet changed how they screen.

Sources: Nature