Wisdom Health Insights

Nutrition experts have called for the addition of soybeans to wheat flour in the production of staples such as bread, pasta and noodles,...

Image credits for AP By Dr. Monica Omo-Irefo (MBBS) Protein Energy Malnutrition, also known as Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), is a...

Good nutrition is fundamental for achieving the right to health and proper well-being, as embodied in the third segment of the...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to, as a matter of urgency, actively pursue the development and implementation of...

Dr. Adepeju Adeniran, clinician physician and public health expert, Dr. Omadeli Boyo, a public health practitioner and medical director;...

Every living organism needs food, not just any food, but quality food. Food is any substance (liquid, solid or semi-solid) which is...

Barring any unforeseen development, seasoned public health and nutrition professionals will meet on Thursday, November 26, 2020, to...

Protein deficiency, the state of the relative or absolute shortage of body proteins or one or more of the essential amino acids, is...

Image credits: food navigator Stakeholders in the health and nutrition sector have called for dietary diversification in Nigeria, to...

In furtherance of efforts to stem the tide of protein deficiency in the country, especially in the light of the negative impact of the...

The federal government has been tasked to urgently develop and implement a national protein-led nutrition policy to address and curtail...

By Beatrice Chinyem Oganah The World Food Day (WFD) is an international day celebrated every year around the world on October 16, in...

In furtherance of efforts to stem the tide of nutrition deficiencies among all age groups in the country, Nigerians have been advised to...

Six months ago, the terms COVID-19, pandemic, social distancing, isolation and quarantine made their way into the popular lexicon....

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...

Image credits belong to the science news blog. Why is protein deficiency a growing problem across the world when large quantities of food...

Experts have urged Nigerians to return to locally available foods and engage in home gardening in order to guarantee food security and...

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...

Life is about balance. There is no area where balance is not required. In politics, business and relationship, balance makes for...

One of the vital issues amongst the plethora of problems plaguing the country Nigeria since she gained her independence is the nation’s...