Health Ministry encourages East Bank residents to adopt healthy eating habits

To encourage more persons to improve their lifestyle activities, a health fair was held on Thursday at the Diamond Community Centre Ground. The initiative is in keeping with Nutrition Awareness Week which is being held under the theme “Healthy eating and active living.”
Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in addressing the gathering, said that in order for one to be healthy so as to live longer, the right approach must be taken in food choices, noting that poor food choices and persons being less active has contributed to the increased rate in diabetes, hypertension, obesity and other chronic diseases.
In line with this, the ministry will also be promote the importance of breastfeeding during this Nutrition Awareness Week, as Minister Ramsammy stated that, breast milk contains all the nutrients a baby needs until ready for complementary feeding.
He also urged Guyanese to follow the seven food based guidelines so that their life expectancy can increase including eating foods that are low in fat, using less salt, make physical activity and exercising daily.
The focus of Nutrition Awareness Week this Year is to encourage Guyanese to make wise food choices and to be physically active through a variety of leisure- time, occupational and household activities.