The Ministry of Education is stepping up efforts to reduce child obesity in Barbados.
The Sunday Sun has obtained a copy of a memo sent out earlier this month, with several guidelines that every school is expected to implement this first semester of the school year.
Part of the plan is ensuring that at least two days a week, only healthy fruit and water will be allowed on more than 90 school compounds, in a large-scale effort to promote healthy lifestyles.
As a result of a noted increase in weight in schoolchildren, the ministry is asking schools to introduce ‘Water Wednesdays’ and ‘Fruit Fridays’, two initiatives aimed at getting children to start and maintain healthier lifestyles.  (BA)
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