World Diabetes Foundation
Challenging the food culture of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
26 May 2026
In 2017, the Canvasback Wellness Center (CWC) surveyed more than 4,000 elementary students in Majuro, revealing that 10% of public school and 25% of private school students were overweight, and 85% ate vegetables five or fewer days a week. These findings underscored a broader challenge in the Marshall Islands - home to 60,000 residents across 29 coral atolls - where diets heavy in white rice, proc...
26 May 2026

