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...