A new survey report has revealed that low income, poor food culture and dietary practices are the majorly responsible for the lingering protein deficiency in Nigeria. This was revealed at the unveiling of the Nigerian Protein Deficiency Report 2020 held in Lagos, themed “Unpacking the Numbers, Exploring the Issues”. Other …
Read More »Protein-Centred National Nutrition Policy is Imperative – Experts
The role of nutrition in health and development cannot be overemphasized as it forms an integral part of health planning, whether at the individual, domestic, sub-national or national level. Hence, there is a need for a protein-centred policy to ensure healthy eating and nutrition among Nigerians. This was the submission …
Read More »FG Tasked on National Protein-led Nutrition Policy
The Federal Government has been called upon to urgently develop and implement a national protein-led nutrition policy to address and curtail the rising incidence of protein deficiency in Nigeria. Dr. Adepeju Adeniran, a professional physician and an experienced public health expert, who made this call recently, noted that efforts …
Read More »Women as Key Pillars For Nutritional Progress
Reginald Onabu Life is about balance. There is no area where balance is not required. In politics, business and relationship, balance makes for stability and sustainability. Balance is equally an important ingredient for nutrition. Nutrition is defined as the process of taking in food and using it for growth, metabolism, …
Read More »Experts Call for Protein Intake, Women Empowerment to Curb Malnutrition Cycle in Nigeria
The rate of malnutrition in Nigeria has become worrisome as recent statistics show that, depending on zones between 10% -20% women are undernourished in Nigeria. The short term and long term consequences of malnutrition have been discovered to have devastating effects on the economic productivity of a nation. As a …
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