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Apr 13, 20212 min read
Experts Urge Nigerians to Produce Soybeans to Curb Malnutrition
In furtherance of efforts to curb the rate of malnutrition in the country, nutrition and agricultural experts have called on Nigerians to...
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
Curbing Protein Deficiency With Food Security
Food security is at the heart of a nation’s development agenda. This comes with a clear commitment to end hunger, achieve food stability...
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Mar 29, 20214 min read
Protein Challenge Webinar Series 8: Top 10 Take-Aways
Numbers tell a story. If you can connect one story with another, you can make plausible inferences. Two reports released last week showed...
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Mar 29, 20212 min read
Report Reveals Nigeria’s Alarming Protein Deficiency Status
The report of a recent research survey has revealed that Nigeria’s protein deficiency situation is approaching alarming proportions. The...
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Mar 29, 20213 min read
New Report Reveals Barriers to Eradicating Protein Deficiency in Nigeria
The Nigerian Protein Deficiency Report 2020, unveiled in Lagos recently, has identified poverty, unemployment and poor dietary practices...
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Mar 15, 20212 min read
The Nigerian Protein Deficiency Report 2020 Set for Unveiling
The Nigerian Protein Deficiency Report 2020, the result of a survey carried out in 2020 to assess the malignant issues of protein...
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Mar 11, 20214 min read
IWD 2021 and Protein Deficiency: Women to Save the World
Women are the bedrock of society. They, very literally, feed, clothe and inspire the world. It is not far-fetched to see how women are...
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Feb 24, 20212 min read
BCG Prescribes Post-COVID Recovery Roadmap For Nigeria
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consultancy firm, has proposed the promotion of financial inclusion, equitable...
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Feb 24, 20213 min read
Protein Nutrition: Roadmap to a healthy future
The journey of life runs from childbirth to senescence. One activity that remains constant throughout this journey is daily nutrition....
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Feb 16, 20212 min read
Varsity Don Charges SMEs to Explore Soybeans Packaging Options
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country have been urged to produce soybeans in portable packs to ensure that the protein-rich...
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
Resolving Malnutrition amidst the Pandemic
By Reginald Onabu The year 2020 was an unusual one in every sense of the word. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic made sure of this. To...
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Feb 4, 20213 min read
University Don Harps on Benefits of Soybeans and Fish Consumption
by Reginald Onabu Professor Adewolu Morenike, professor of Fish Nutrition at the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, has...
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Jan 28, 20215 min read
Time to Improve the Nigerian Food Plate
Africa is big on agriculture. It has to be. It is the second-largest continent in the world. It is also the second most populous. So,...
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Jan 14, 20216 min read
Fish and Soyabeans: A Great Combination for Improved Human Health
By Adewolu Morenike A. Introduction One of the serious problems facing developing countries today is how to match food production levels,...
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Jan 11, 20212 min read
Don Calls For Establishment Of Home Economics, Nutrition Extension Agents
A leading nutrition expert has called for the establishment of Home Economics and Nutrition Extension agents across the country in...
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Jan 6, 20213 min read
Three Essential Elements of a Protein-Centred National Nutrition Policy
Nutrition, whether at the individual, domestic or national level, is an essential part of health and development that cannot be...
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Dec 18, 20203 min read
Soybean: The ‘Miracle Bean’ Against Protein Deficiency
By Veronica Ejembi Protein deficiency is at an all-time high in Nigeria. If you think this health issue is exaggerated, then you need to...
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Dec 15, 20202 min read
Protein Deficiency: Experts Task Nigerians On Regular Consumption of Soybeans
Experts in the food and nutrition industry have encouraged Nigerians to regularly consume soybeans as one of the protein-rich foods to...
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Dec 15, 20202 min read
Tackle Malnutrition by Adding Soybeans to Staples – Nutrition Experts
Nutrition experts have called for the addition of soybeans to wheat flour in the production of staples such as bread, pasta and noodles,...
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Dec 14, 20207 min read
Food, Policy Options For Tackling Protein Energy Malnutrition in Nigeria
Image credits for AP By Dr. Monica Omo-Irefo (MBBS) Protein Energy Malnutrition, also known as Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), is a...
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