Researchers at Northwestern University have found that normal-weight people who develop Type 2 diabetes have a higher mortality rate than overweight or obese people who develop the disease.
Although weight is one of the factors that puts a person at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, family history, ethnicity and age may also play a role. Since normal-weight people only account for 5 to 15 percent of new diabetes cases, not much is known about how the disease affects this under-studied group.
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