Diabetes on the rise in Jamaica

Resisting the urge to throw in a 'Jamaican me crazy' anywhere in this post, I'm instead going to move forward with the hard facts.

1) Studies show that nearly 19 percent of adolescents living in Jamaica are considered obese, and;

2) Those same studies show that one in five of these youths was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Research shows that type 2 diabetes is on the rise in the adolescent population in Jamaica, a disease once seen almost exclusively in middle-aged and elderly adults living on the Caribbean island. This points further to the growing obesity problem that exists worldwide.