Tag: Nutrition
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Consumption of soft drinks, sweet beverages fueling Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis — Dietician
A dietician, Motunrayo Oduneye, says that the consumption of soft drinks or sugary beverages is fueling the malnutrition crisis in the country. Oduneye, an Assistant Chief Dietitian, University College Hospital, Ibadan, made the assertion on Wednesday in Ibadan while speaking with our correspondent. Oduneye said that soft drinks are high in calories and sugar with…
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Nutrition society blames low usage of data for poor nutrition outcomes
The Nutrition Society of Nigeria has decried the low usage of data by stakeholders to enhance nutrition outcomes for national development. Speaking at the Pre-conference workshop of the 50th Annual General Meeting and scientific conference of the society, in Kaduna, on Monday, the Chairman, Education Committee of the society, Prof. Afolabi Wasiu, lamented the low…