Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. No one knows the exect cause of diabetes. Most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. Like many young people, you are probably thinking, "Why should I be concerned about diabetes?"

The truth is that both the Center for Disease Control and the American Diabetes Association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. Information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. During the 2000s, this trend is continue.

Scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. But that is just one reason for the increase. Children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from African American, American Indian, or Asian American families