Obesity Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/obesity/ ECS International, ECSII, Healthcare Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:25:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ecsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-1-e14442028662682-32x32.png Obesity Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/obesity/ 32 32 New global report shows Caribbean ranking high in obesity figures https://ecsii.com/new-global-report-shows-caribbean-ranking-high-in-obesity-figures/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:25:27 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4432 On the occasion of World Obesity Day 2022 and in celebration of thetheme ‘Everybody Needs to Act’, nine regional partners haveunited to reaffirm their collective commitment to work together toprioritise action against overweight and obesity even as the World ObesityAtlas, 2022 paints a dismal picture for obesity in the Caribbean. The Atlas, released on March Read More

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]]> Type 2 Diabetes on the rise in the Caribbean https://ecsii.com/type-2-diabetes-on-the-rise-in-the-caribbean/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:47:17 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=2373 Diabetes is a major public health challenge in the Caribbean affecting approximately 9% of the overall population in the region and is responsible for more than 13% of all adult deaths.  In Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica, and Jamaica diabetes is one of the leading causes of death. For example, in Trinidad and Tobago, Read More

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