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Riesgo nacional de obesidad *8/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Riesgo de obesidad infantil *8/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
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Prevalencia de obesidad

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Desgloses de población

Double Burden

Conductores

Actividad insuficiente

Consumo de fruta

Consumo de carne procesada

Consumo de cereales

Depresión

Ansiedad

Raíces de la obesidad »

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Comorbilidades

Tensión arterial elevada

Colesterol elevado

Glucemia en ayunas elevada

Prevalencia de la diabetes

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Políticas (solo disponible en inglés)

Estrategia nacional de obesidad

Estrategia de salud o nutricional

Impuestos/subsidios de alimentación o bebida

Estrategias transnacionales ante la obesidad

Etiquetas

Estrategia de ENT

Obesity Target

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Contextual factors

Contextual factors

Prevalencia de obesidad

Adultos, 2013-2014

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:18-69
Tamaño de la muestra:3513
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ncds/ncd-surveillance/data-reporting/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/steps/stvincent_steps_factsheet_2013-14.pdf?sfvrsn=e92dd15b_5&download=true (last accessed 09.05.2022)
A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m²..
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Niños, 2018

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:13-17
Tamaño de la muestra:1877
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Global School-based Student Health Survey, Fact Sheet available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2018VCH_Fact_Sheet.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO
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Double burden of underweight & overweight

Adultos, 2022

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:20+
Referencias:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
Notas:Age Standardised estimates
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity)
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Niños, 2022

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:5-19
Referencias:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
Notas:Age standardised estimates
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity)
Cutoffs:BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD
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Actividad física insuficiente

Niños, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Chicos, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Chicas, 2016

Tipo de encuesta:Autodeclarado
Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Niños, 2010

Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Chicos, 2010

Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Chicas, 2010

Edad:11-17
Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notas:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)
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Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)
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Ingesta estimada de carne procesada per cápita

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)
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Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adultos, 2017

Tipo de encuesta:Medido
Edad:25+
Referencias:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)
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Salud mental: trastornos de depresión

Adultos, 2021

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Hombres, 2021

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Mujeres, 2021

Edad:20+
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)
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Adultos, 2015

Referencias:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% of population with depression disorders
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Niños, 2021

Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Chicos, 2021

Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Chicas, 2021

Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)
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Salud mental: trastornos de ansiedad

Adultos, 2021

Edad:20+
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population
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Hombres, 2021

Edad:20+
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population
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Mujeres, 2021

Edad:20+
Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population
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Adultos, 2015

Referencias:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% of population with anxiety disorders
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Niños, 2021

Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
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Chicos, 2021

Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
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Chicas, 2021

Referencias:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
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Tensión arterial elevada

Adultos, 2015

Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Hombres, 2015

Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Mujeres, 2015

Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Colesterol elevado

Adultos, 2008

Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Hombres, 2008

Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Mujeres, 2008

Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Glucemia en ayunas elevada

Hombres, 2014

Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Mujeres, 2014

Referencias:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Prevalencia de la diabetes

Adultos, 2024

Referencias:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
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Adultos, 2021

Edad:20-79
Zona abarcada:Nacional
Referencias:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %
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Adultos, 2019

Edad:20-79
Referencias:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Adultos, 2017

Referencias:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Policies, Interventions and Actions

Food Based Dietary Guidelines - Fighting Against Obesity And Malnutrition In SVG (Conference)

Workshop to revise, update and evaluate Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ National Food Based Dietary Guidelines. It is his hope that in the future, the National Food Based Dietary Guidelines will form the basis for health, agriculture, education and social protection policies in this country.

Categories (partial):Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2019 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document

National Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases

Aims to 1) strengthen coordination and management of NCD prevention and control programmes. 2) Build healthy and active communities through multisectoral policies and partnerships. 3) Addressing NCD risk factors and protective factors

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2017-2025
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:Ministry of Health, Wellness & the Environment
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

NCD Country Profiles 2018 (Obesity Targets)

The profiles also provide data on the key metabolic risk factors, namely raised blood pressure, raised blood glucose and obesity and National Targets on Obesity (as of 2017)

Categories:Evidence of Obesity Target
Year(s):2017 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:World Health Organisation
References:Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

VAT on Brown Sugar

In 2016, a 15% value-added tax was added to brown sugar to encourage a reduction in sugar consumption.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2016 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:Government
Find out more:Link currently unavailable. If you aware of the location of this document please email obesity@worldobesity.org

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents

This 5-year action plan was signed by PAHO member countries, aiming to halt the rise in obesity among children and adolescents. It calls for a number of policies, including taxes on unhealthy food and drink, labelling and marketing regulation, health promotion, school nutrition improvement, and breastfeeding promotion.

Categories:Transnational Obesity Strategies/Policy/Recommendations or Action Plan
Year(s):2014-2019
Target age group:Niños
Organisation:Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), WHO for the Americas
Find out more:iris.paho.org
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References:PAHO. Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents. WHO; 2014.

CARICOM Regional Standard: Specification for labelling of pre-packaged foods (CRS 5: 2010)

Voluntary national labelling guidelines for packaged foods and drinks in place but mandatory when there is a health or nutrition claim. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2010 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/25355 (last accessed 10.08.22) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

Excise Tax Act

Mandatory volume or weight based specific excise tax on unhealthy food or drink products. Rates: 22.02 - Waters, including mineral waters aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages - 10% 2202.90.10 - Beverages containing cocoa - 10% 220290.90 - Other - 10% 2202.101 - Aerated beverages - 5% (Available only in Spanish language)

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Year(s):2009 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/38191 (last accessed 16.08.22) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

Dietary guidelines for St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The development of the dietary guidelines was led by the Ministry of Health and Environment, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Education, the Bureau of Standards, the Bureau of Consumer Affairs and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute, the FAO, the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama and the Pan American Health Organization. The guidelines are endorsed by the country’s Cabinet. (Available only in English language)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2006 (ongoing)
Target age group:Adultos y niños
Organisation:Multiple Committees
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References:https://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/en/

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Contextual factors

Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Present-(voluntary)
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Present
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Present
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Present
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Absent
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Absent
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Absent
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Absent
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Absent
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Absent
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Present
National obesity strategy?Present
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Absent
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Present
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Present
Promotion of breastfeeding?Absent

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?Absent

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Unknown

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

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