Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Barbados.

The Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Barbados provide simple dietary information to assist individuals in making wise food and lifestyle choices. These guidelines aim to encourage healthy eating habits and promote active lifestyles to prevent and manage chronic nutrition related diseases, such as obesity, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. There are 8 key recommendations for healthy eating and physical activity: 1. Enjoy a wide variety of foods every day, 2. enjoy a variety of vegetables every day, 3. enjoy a variety of fruits every day, 4. enjoy a variety of foods rich in fibre every day, 5. choose to eat less fat & fatty foods every day, 6. choose foods with less salt & sodium every day, 7. choose foods and beverages with less added sugar every day, and 8. engage in physical activity every day.