Get ready for a one-of-a-kind event that’s not just about health, but also about community, fun, and togetherness! It’s the Student National Medical Association Diabetes Clinic coming to the Children of the Light Church in beautiful La Sagesse, St. David. We’re turning your Saturday, March 23, into a day of celebration and caring. Join us […]
By: The Grenada Food and Nutrition Council Obesity occurs when a person has too much body fat than is required for their age, height and body type. Obesity can be caused by several factors including: having an unhealthy or poor diet, doing little to no exercise and physical activity and making general poor lifestyle choices. […]
By: The Grenada Food and Nutrition Council Diabetes, if not managed, can cause serious health complications, one of which is heart disease or cardiovascular disease. Diabetes is a condition which affects your body’s ability to regulate blood Glucose. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), overtime, high blood glucose in the body can cause […]
By: Grenada Food and Nutrition Council According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 37.3 million people across the globe are living with diabetes; from this number 28.7 million adults and children have been diagnosed while 8.5 million are living with Diabetes but do not know they have the disease. Diabetes is complex and […]
By: The Grenada Food and Nutrition Council Grenada will observe World Diabetes Day 2023 on November 14th, with the theme ‘Empowering Global Health’. Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the body’s ability to turn food into energy and affects the body’s ability to produce and use insulin which helps in the distribution of energy […]
Washington, DC, 11 November, 2022 (PAHO) – Growing rates of obesity, poor diets, and lack of physical activity, among other factors, have contributed to a more than three-fold increase in the number of adults living with diabetes in the Americas in the past 30 years, according to a new report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). […]
