-UNICEF report
Guyana is among 63 countries facing severe child food poverty, according to a recently released United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report.
According to the report some 20% of the country’s children are exposed to only two food groups daily while another 40% have 3 to 4 food groups and fall under the moderate child poverty category.
It means that a high percentage of the country’s children “are rarely fed nutrient-dense foods”. Alarmingly, these same children, according to the report, consume unhealthy foods and sweet beverages (i.e., foods and beverages high in sugar, salt and/or unhealthy fats) at a high rate, potentially displacing more nutritious foods from their diets.
