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New Research Into Preventing Diabetes In Babies

NPR
Published August 7, 2017 at 12:46 PM EDT
Four-month-old Ruby Gonzalez is part of a study at University Hospital looking for ways to reduce the risk of diabetes early in life. (Wendy Rigby/Texas Public Radio)
Four-month-old Ruby Gonzalez is part of a study at University Hospital looking for ways to reduce the risk of diabetes early in life. (Wendy Rigby/Texas Public Radio)

What if health problems like obesity and diabetes could be controlled in babies? That’s the premise behind a new study in San Antonio using the youngest of volunteers.

Wendy Rigby (@TPRWendy) from Here & Now contributor Texas Public Radio has the story.

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