RT @vaguayounicef: High initial BMI most significant predictor of overweight and obesity among primary school-aged children in the Caribbea…
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RT @vaguayounicef: High initial BMI most significant predictor of overweight and obesity among primary school-aged children in the Caribbea…
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High initial BMI most significant predictor of overweight and obesity among primary school-aged children in the Caribbean pointing to the need for early intervention. Early childhood nutrition matters #foreverychild. https://t.co/cyItRDxFwk #bmcobesity
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Childhood #obesity is rising rapidly in the Caribbean, reach above 10% of the population in many places. But in Barbados, it has risen to 32.5% (one out of every 3 children are now obese), putting them at increased lifetime risk of poor health outcomes. ht