C’bean food portions not conducive to health– Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
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Hon Wheatley was at the time speaking on changing eating habits during the opening ceremony of the Ninth OECS Council of Health Ministers where Health Ministers and other health personnel from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are currently participating in the four-day meeting being held on Tortola in the Virgin Islands from October 9- 12, 2023.
Honourable Wheatley who is the Chair of the Organisation Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)/Pooled Procurement Policy Service (PPS) Policy Board and OECS Council of Ministers said eating habits in the region bring challenges.
“In the Caribbean, we face a unique health challenge with our food. While very delicious, sometimes our portion sizes are not conducive to our health.”
“With small changes to eating habits and choices. We can enjoy the best of both worlds... The pleasures of fine cuisine and also a healthier life,” he said.
Caribbean eating habits criticized
While Caribbean foods are largely known for their rich flavor profile along with using healthy and natural local ingredients, this is not the first time a Caribbean leader has openly criticized regional eating habits.
Addressing COVID-19 vaccine doubters in 2021, the Current Governor of the USVI, Mr Albert Bryan Jr, pointed to the unhealthy eating habits of those in the USVI who were at the time refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
"The number one killer in the [US] Virgin Islands is hypertension, heart disease and diabetes, and people [eating] macaroni and cheese, stuffing, seasoned rice, every single day, souse and all of these other stuff.”
"They're eating at fast-food restaurants, they don't know how it's made, what it's made from, or what kinds of plastic are in it, and you're going to tell me about vaccines? Let's get real,” he said.
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19 Responses to “C’bean food portions not conducive to health– Hon Vincent O. Wheatley”
Is American food that consist of processed food that’s bad ??
Excercise is a game changer..
Excercise,seabaths, fresh local organic fruits vegetables and meats less to no sugar a n d starches...park the car and walk walk some more and more the body must move.
The fried chickens
The bbq smoked food
The juices and soda that contains soo much sugar
The macaroni pie
Buttery food
Fry foods
Fries
Too much injected chicken
Beef eaters
Too much alco
Smokers and in general the second hand smoke
Although there is no public smoking
Nobody follows it really
I noticed now even sunglasses and clothing containing proposition 65
I noticed the supermarkets having their water in the sun for days
U buy the water n pop the case the water is very hot still
Use charcoal tablets blended in orange juice and aloe
6 tablets empties 3 aloe peeled
And as jug of orange juice
If u can’t or don’t have time
But activated charcoal u can use how much tablet per day
But the course is 20 days ant u good to go
This will eliminate toxins
Reduce sugar
Cholesterol
Detox etc
For high sugar boil cinnamon sticks
Or boil and draw Moringa bush
Be sure when using morninga to have a test strip as morninga if u consume too much can send it low
Drink some home made juices
Like ago we use to make and drink
Lemon lime passion fruit grapefruit sour sop juices
We use to plant our own food
We use to farm our own chicken
We use to catch n boil rain water
Exercise
Drink plenty water
No wonder the older generation living longer who still does this and no sickness taking them