Hawaii Book & Music Festival 2022

Hawai’i is in the midst of a food crisis. Culinary Medicine presents part of the solution. With one 1 in 4 children facing food insecurity, Hawai’i ranks second in the country. At the same time, youth obesity in Hawai’i is over 15%. How can the islands have both skyrocketing rates of obesity and food insecurity. Doctors now see increasing advanced Metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of health issues characterized by abdominal obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes, with increased risk of multiple chronic health issues like cardiovascular disease, stroke and early death. The bottom line is that a balanced diet, along with a healthy lifestyle, can reverse these risks. It can be arduous to reverse years of unhealthy health habits. In order to ensure sustainable success medical guidance can be of vital support.