Tag: childhood obesity
Child obesity and the cost of living
MM writes: Nice, we can all see that election is right around the corner. The notices are pouring in to parents from the public schools about all the great intervention programmes that are now being passed down from the Ministry of Education; and our premier himself has stepped out prompting us parents to pay better […]
Premier worried about obesity rate in local kids
(CNS): Health Services Authority statistics on children entering the school system show “some worrying trends”, according to Premier Alden McLaughlin, who is the health minister. In a statement to mark Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, which has kids at the heart of this year’s theme, he said that 16% of four- and five-year-olds were obese […]
Britain adds tax to sugary drinks
(CNS): In a surprise move by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the British government has introduced a new levy on sugary drinks, which has been broadly welcomed outside the soft drinks sector and heralded as a step that many other countries may copy. George Osborne announced the measure in the budget on Wednesday in an […]
