Results from the HEALTHY study are expected in 2009. Sponsored
by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK), the study is part of a broad research initiative,
called STOPP T2D (Studies to Treat or Prevent Pediatric Type 2
Diabetes), which seeks to improve the treatment and prevention
of type 2 diabetes in youth. The American Diabetes Association
(ADA) co-sponsors the HEALTHY study, and the Institute for Public
Health and Water Research supports the study through a grant to
the ADA.
The NIH has undertaken a rigorous research agenda to enhance new
research in areas of greatest scientific opportunity. [http://www.obesityresearch.nih.gov/About/strategic-plan.htm]
The NIH also sponsors We Can! — Ways to Enhance
Children?s Activity and Nutrition, a program to prevent childhood
obesity, which encourages parents and children to adopt healthy
eating habits, increase physical activity, and reduce leisure ?screen
time.? We Can! materials, including fact sheets, brochures
and curricula for adults and children, are available at http://wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov or
by calling toll-free 1-866-35-WECAN.
The NIDDK, a component of the NIH, conducts and supports research
in diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive
diseases, nutrition, and obesity; and kidney, urologic and hematologic
diseases. Spanning the full spectrum of medicine and afflicting people
of all ages and ethnic groups, these diseases encompass some of the
most common, severe, and disabling conditions affecting Americans.
For more information about NIDDK and its programs, see www.niddk.nih.gov.