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Trinidad and To­ba­go Heart Foun­da­tion (TTHF) di­rec­tor Dr Sabi­ta Har­rikissoon is call­ing for a ban on ul­tra-processed foods in schools.

She made the ap­peal at the TTHF Go Red For Women High Tea and Fash­ion Show on Sun­day at the Hy­att Re­gency in Port-of-Spain.

Dr Har­rikissoon, who chairs the Go Red for Women Cam­paign, said over the last 11 years, they have sparked im­por­tant con­ver­sa­tions around heart dis­ease pre­ven­tion and in­ter­ven­tion.