May 31, 2021 Uncategorized

Protecting Our Children from Marketing of Unhealthy Foods

Our children are our future. Indeed, they are our presents, little gifts that we want to take care of. But with national statistics...
May 31, 2021 Uncategorized

Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security in Jamaica

Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to...
May 31, 2021 Uncategorized

What’s in Our Food? – Addressing Obesity Prevention Through Front-Of-Package Labelling

Your doctor has advised you to reduce your sugar consumption. You are told to cut down on your saturated fat intake, too. Not to mention...
May 31, 2021 Uncategorized

Effects Of COVID-19 On Jamaican Diet

Food remains a necessity for the well-being and survival of our population, and the Jamaican agri-food sector and all its stakeholders have...
May 31, 2021 Uncategorized

Nutrition: A Key Weapon In The Fight Against COVID-19

Since the spread of the COVID-19 global pandemic, health professionals, government officials, and health organisations worldwide have been...
May 31, 2021 Uncategorized

COVID-19 And Cardiovascular Diseases

The dramatic global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has created severe human, social and economic disruption across all...
Mar 8, 2019 Uncategorized

Caribbean Moves towards taxing of sugar sweetened beverages

With skyrocketing rates of overweight and obesity facing Caribbean nations, policymakers are increasingly being challenged to find...