According to a study presented at the annual scientific session meeting American Diabetes Association in New Orleans, US researchers have come across predictable early risk signs of Type 2 diabetes in very young children.

For the study, researchers of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans recognized earlier unidentified indicators for diabetes, obesity, and heart disease - together called Metabolic Syndrome - in children as young as seven-year-olds.

To reach the inference of the study, the researchers - who enrolled 118 healthy children, in the age-group 7-9 years, and collected relevant data - found that Metaboilic Syndrome involves diabetes' risk factors like obesity, high blood pressure, and decreased high-density lipoprotein, or 'good' cholesterol.

As per the findings of the study, the current fat weight of the children - despite the fact whether or not the children are presently obese or overweight - as well as low-density lipoprotein, or the 'bad' cholesterol, are two strong forecasters for poor insulin sensitivity, which is considered a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes.

In addition, the study also found that fat in liver cells and skeletal muscle cells too forecast poor insulin sensitivity - and high insulin pre-diabetic resistance - together with a weakened fat-burning capacity in the muscles.