Mixed
Psychological factors such as childhood adversities (neglect, trauma, deprivation) have insufficient evidence to draw conclusions about their specific impact on type 2 diabetes or obesity risk.
While childhood trauma is serious and can contribute to stress, current scientific evidence does not support it as a primary, standalone cause of diabetes or obesity. The link between socioeconomic status and metabolic health is much stronger and better established. Focus on managing known risk factors like diet, exercise, and stress, rather than attributing metabolic disease solely to past trauma.
The database on the role of psychological factors such as traumata and childhood adversities for the future risk of type 2 diabetes or obesity is too small to draw conclusions.
Why this rating
The review explicitly states the database is too small to draw conclusions.
Source
Impact of early psychosocial factors (childhood socioeconomic factors and adversities) on future risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic disturbances and obesity: a systematic review
Teresa Tamayo et al. · BMC Public Health · 2010
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-10-525
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