Topic: childhood obesity
Childhood obesity remains a ‘significant concern’
With one in every eight children entering primary school last September being obese, local medical professionals say Cayman's battle against obesity has to start before school age to get health challenges under control.
1 in 4 children in Cayman start primary school overweight
More than a quarter of children entering primary school were considered either obese or overweight based on 2022-23 intake data, a concerning statistic for national epidemiologist Rachel Corbett.
