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Experts to Deliberate on Protein-centered Nutrition Policy For Nigeria
Barring any unforeseen development, seasoned public health and nutrition professionals will meet on Thursday, November 26, 2020, to...
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Nov 18, 20202 min read
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Top 10 Takeaways from the Protein Challenge Webinar Series 5
Protein deficiency, the state of the relative or absolute shortage of body proteins or one or more of the essential amino acids, is...
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Nov 18, 20204 min read
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Stakeholders call for dietary diversification in Nigeria
Image credits: food navigator Stakeholders in the health and nutrition sector have called for dietary diversification in Nigeria, to...
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Nov 9, 20203 min read
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Nutrition Expert Advises Nigerians to Explore Protein Complementation to Curb Deficiency
In furtherance of efforts to stem the tide of protein deficiency in the country, especially in the light of the negative impact of the...
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Nov 6, 20203 min read
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FG Tasked on National Protein-led Nutrition Policy
The federal government has been tasked to urgently develop and implement a national protein-led nutrition policy to address and curtail...
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Oct 30, 20203 min read
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Curtailing Protein Deficiency With Protein Complementation.
By Beatrice Chinyem Oganah The World Food Day (WFD) is an international day celebrated every year around the world on October 16, in...
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Oct 22, 20205 min read
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Nigerians Advised to Adopt Protein Enhanced Diets
In furtherance of efforts to stem the tide of nutrition deficiencies among all age groups in the country, Nigerians have been advised to...
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Oct 15, 20202 min read
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Dealing With Malnutrition In A Pandemic
Six months ago, the terms COVID-19, pandemic, social distancing, isolation and quarantine made their way into the popular lexicon....
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Oct 15, 20203 min read
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Developing a Protein-centered Nutrition Policy for Nigeria
By Dr. Adepeju Adeniran A woman my age, had she lived in Nigeria 500 B.C, might have been nearly a half a foot shorter. She might have...
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Oct 8, 20205 min read
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Protein Deficiency in a Pandemic: Top Ten Webinar Takeaways
Image credits belong to the science news blog. Why is protein deficiency a growing problem across the world when large quantities of food...
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Oct 4, 20203 min read
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Return to local foods, home gardening to curb malnutrition – Experts
Experts have urged Nigerians to return to locally available foods and engage in home gardening in order to guarantee food security and...
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Sep 28, 20203 min read
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Experts Seek Pragmatic Approach To Alleviating Malnutrition Amidst COVID-19
There has been a rise in the incidence of malnutrition in Nigeria in the last six months due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and also to...
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Sep 28, 20203 min read
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Women As Key Pillars For Nutritional Progress
Life is about balance. There is no area where balance is not required. In politics, business and relationship, balance makes for...
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Sep 24, 20203 min read
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University Don Extols Benefits of Soya beans In Addressing Protein Deficiency.
A leading nutrition expert has urged Nigerians to explore soybeans as a good food source, to alleviate malnutrition and achieve good...
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Sep 3, 20202 min read
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Protein Deficiency: Stakeholders Call For Improved Food Security, Nutrition Education.
Food security, nutrition education and the need to increase the nation’s budget for health and nutrition emerged as some of the issues...
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Sep 3, 20203 min read
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Embracing Healthy Food Cultures in Nigeria
Culture separates, yet connects, the world. People are either pulled together or else separated by their cultures. The impact of culture...
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Jul 15, 20204 min read
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Towards Curtailing Protein Deficiency in Nigeria
The challenge of providing good nutrition is global. In many instances, it is multidimensional. In Nigeria today, there is no part of the...
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Jul 15, 20205 min read
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Tackling the Hazard of Protein Deficiency
Proteins are macronutrients. They are an indispensable part in the hierarchy of foods. Macro-nutrient refers to foods that the body needs...
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Jul 15, 20203 min read
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The African farmers’ stories: Mobilizing youths in agriculture
by Victoria Madedor. This was culled from the Business Day NG website. https://businessday.ng/agriculture/article/the-african-farmers-sto...
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Jul 15, 20201 min read
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Protein Deficiency in the country Nigeria
One of the vital issues amongst the plethora of problems plaguing the country Nigeria since she gained her independence is the nation’s...
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Jul 13, 20203 min read
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