Addressing malnutrition in all its forms in Caribbean countries using a food systems approach
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2022-08-25ISSN
1680 5348
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[Extract]. The Caribbean sub-region is facing increasing levels of
overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases
(NCDs), while at the same time coping with a persistent
problem of acute and chronic undernutrition and deficiency
diseases which are affecting some countries and some sectors
of the population, particularly population groups under vulnerable
conditions.
The prevalence of obesity in adults in the Caribbean increased
from 15.2% in 2000 to 24.7% in 2016, well above the global prevalence
of 13.1%. In 2020, it was reported that 6.6% of children
under five years of age were overweight, following an upward
trend that places the Caribbean countries in danger of missing
the Global Nutrition Target of no increase in childhood obesity by
2025. However, wasting is still a problem in some Caribbean
countries, and many countries face coexistence of malnutrition
in all its forms in different areas, communities and families.
Also worrisome is the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has
contributed to increasing levels of poverty and food insecurity.
In 2021, UN Agencies including the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World
Food Programme (WFP), in a Joint Statement on Nutrition in the
context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean,
called upon all governments, civil society organizations,
and the donor community to protect and prioritize the nutritional
status of all individuals. The statement noted that the
COVID-19 crisis threatened to impact all components of the
food system: the food supply chain, food environment and consumer
behaviors.
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Hennis A. Addressing malnutrition in all its forms in Caribbean countries using a food systems approach. Rev Panam Salud
Publica. 2022;46:e98. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2022.98
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