Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. March 7, 2025. In the Caribbean region, one in every three children is overweight or obese. In 2022, the estimated prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults in the Region of the Americas was 67.5% (an increase of 52% from 1990), of which 33.8% (36.5% in women and 31.0% in men) were obese. Obesity significantly increases the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), namely cardiovascular diseases (like heart disease and stroke), diabetes mellitus, can...