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03/05/09

Diabetes in the Pacific Rim: Taking a Systems Approach to the Epidemic

The three U.S. territories, together with Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, make up the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdictions. Diabetes hits residents of our Pacific territories much harder than those who live in the contiguous United States. Age-adjusted diabetes rates per 100,000 people approach 40 in Guam and a staggering 166 in American Samoa, compared to the U.S. average of 25. The disease rate is related to a regional obesity epidemic fueled by increased imports and consumption of high-fat, high-energy ...
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