Healthier options
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - In an effort to curb the growing level of obesity in this island, the Ministry of Health has started talks with several fast food restaurants with the intent of having healthier foods placed on their menus.
Senior Medical Health Officer (CNCDs), Dr. Kenneth George, made this revelation yesterday during Esso’s Help Us Help programme at the Hilton Barbados.
He said that the department was in the process of engaging the restaurants in creating healthier alternatives for its client base.
“I think that they also come to the table knowing that they have similar responsibilities to the people of Barbados. Also, it is not only the issue of healthy options. We need fast food restaurants to have a complete array of healthier options, and not just a special section with healthy options,” he asserted.
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