New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) suggests that having a low birthweight together with being overweight in young adulthood (but not childhood) contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes at an early age (59 years or younger) in men. Importantly, the study involving over 34,000 Swedish men found that those born with a lower birthweight (<2.5 kg/5 lbs 8oz) who were