BAHAMIANS are eating themselves into an early grave, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday, noting that more than 70 percent of the population is overweight.

He gave the sober news as he presented the results of the 2019 STEPS Survey. The report found that the Bahamas is overwhelmingly an “unhealthy nation”.

“Our risk for premature deaths, disabilities and health complications due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) remains high,” the Ministry of Health reiterated in a press release. “Our eating habits, beverage and lifestyle choices continue to keep us ranked as one of the heaviest and unhealthiest nations.”

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