The Caribbean region has been undergoing a nutritional transition. This is reflected in a shift in diets away from indigenous staples, locally grown fruits, vegetables, legumes, to diets with excessive amounts of added sugars, fats/oils and sodium, and often more alcohol. Overweight/obesity are major risk factors and drivers of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) epidemic in […]

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