Does Metabolic Syndrome damage teen brains?

I've followed many children with type 2 diabetes, and it's precursor: the metabolic syndrome. This recent publications raises very serious questions about an organ that we don't routinely think of as a target for complications: the brain.

Conclusions: Metabolic syndrome was associated with impaired reading, working memory, and attention among adolescents.

To read the full text manuscript as PDF including links:

http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/met.2016.0015