Topic: obesity
Beyond Ozempic: A prescription for Cayman’s obesity crisis
From school meals to food labelling standards, contributors to our mini-series on Cayman's obesity crisis highlight a range of solutions.
The bitter price of sugar: What it’s really doing to your body
While a little sugar here and there won’t hurt, the daily sugar we consume is quietly wreaking havoc on our bodies, writes dietician Taryn Stein.
Fighting Fat: Ozempic and Cayman’s obesity epidemic
Thousands of people in Cayman are using ‘skinny jabs’ like Ozempic as a weight loss aid amid an obesity epidemic that is stretching the healthcare system to the limit.
Caymanians at risk of serious health problems says National Health Survey
Results from the latest nationwide health survey paint a worrying picture of the state of the nation’s health.
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.
‘Epidemic of obesity’: 7 in 10 adults in Cayman overweight
Seven in 10 adults in Cayman are overweight and one third are obese, according to the preliminary findings of the STEPS national health survey.
