Promoting the consumption of local, healthy, nutritious foods among school aged children in St. Lucia to create positive lifestyle changes
1. Background St. Lucia has the highest rate of non-communicable diseases per capita worldwide with diabetes being the most prevalent resulting in many amputations among its able workforce. School children from age 7 years have been diagnosed with diabetes, dependent on insulin at this early age. Despite the diagnosis, there is still no lifestyle change […]
