Challenging Food Culture in the Marshall Islands
In 2017 a survey of 4,000 elementary students in Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, found that 10 percent of fee-paying school students and 25 percent of state school students were overweight, and 85 percent of them ate vegetables 5 or fewer days a week. The Marshall Islands 60,000 inhabitants live spread out over 29 […]
Pacific Islands: Colonialization & Health
An interesting opinion piece about the health consequences of colonialization and how the introduction of foreign diets, illnesses, and economic practices were imposed on the islanders, disrupting native lifestyles, traditions, and even languages. https://instant.com.pk/marshall-islands/142088