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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 11, 20212 min read
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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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Jan 6, 20213 min read
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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 18, 20203 min read
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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
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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 15, 20202 min read
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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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Dec 14, 20207 min read
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The Call for A National Protein-Centered Nutrition Policy
Good nutrition is fundamental for achieving the right to health and proper well-being, as embodied in the third segment of the...

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Dec 7, 20203 min read
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Experts Task FG on National Protein Nutrition Policy
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to, as a matter of urgency, actively pursue the development and implementation of...

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Dec 7, 20203 min read
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Adeniran, Boyo To Headline National Protein-Centered Nutrition Policy Deliberation
Dr. Adepeju Adeniran, clinician physician and public health expert, Dr. Omadeli Boyo, a public health practitioner and medical director;...

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Nov 25, 20202 min read
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Strategies For Curtailing Protein Deficiency
Every living organism needs food, not just any food, but quality food. Food is any substance (liquid, solid or semi-solid) which is...

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Nov 23, 20203 min read
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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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