“…Depressive symptoms increase during adolescence, primarily in girls (Hankin et al, 1998), as does puberty-related insulin resistance, which influences future progression to T2D (Goran, Shaibi, Weigensberg, Davis, & Cruz, 2006). Consistent with adult data (Yu, Zhang, Lu, & Fang, 2015), adolescent depressive symptoms correlate with poorer insulin sensitivity, independent of body composition, and predict worsening insulin sensitivity and T2D onset over time, irrespective of body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) or BMI gain (Shomaker & Goodman, 2015; Shomaker et al, 2011; Shomaker et al, 2010; Suglia, Demmer, Wahi, Keyes, & Koenen, 2016). …”