by Megan Tady, Upside Down World, USA - The national diet of Belize – high fat, high starch and few vegetables – is largely attributed to the growing health epidemic.

“Vegetables in general are skipped out of the Belizean diet,” said Mark Miller, executive director of the development organization Plenty Belize. “Most of the cultures here used to have a much healthier way of eating than they do today. As time progresses, people are eating less and less healthy.”