Fitfam, Keto dieting and Veganism are some of the trends that show that people are being more deliberate about weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. It is no news that section like...
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The House of Representatives has called on its Committee on Health Care Services to investigate the Sale and Consumption of Artificially Ripened Fruits and report its findings back to the House within four...
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More and more, people are looking to natural foods and sources for health remedies, preventive and curative treatment of different rampant illnesses. What is particularly interesting besides the ‘discovery’ of super foods, is...
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Mango is a tropical fruit which grows in Nigeria, with up to ten species growing locally. These stone fruits offer flavours ranging from rich to sweet and tangy from fruits which could be...
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Wine drinking goes back a long way in time, from biblical times, where Timothy advises that it settles the belly, to monks who took it in moderate quantities and attributed their longer life...
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A lot of our favorite foods actually have interesting stories about them that would blow your mind – all facts! Some are actually not the fruits we believe them to be, and historically,...
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SO, WHAT IS ZOBO DRINK? Zobo is a beverage made from the brewed or infused sepals of the hibiscus sabdariffa flower made with a selection of food spices, sweeteners or flavours and consumed...
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When it comes to top Nigerian chefs, a few names readily come to mind. Amongst these top of mind personalities, the name Tolu Erogbogbo would definitely crop up. A mouthful – but not...
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Probiotics – the good kind of bacteria – can be found in fermented dairy products, in some scientifically modified and fortified fruits and vegetables – fruits and vegetable juices, dried fruits, fermented vegetables,...
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Before the advent of sweets, chocolates, processed snacks and sugared confectioneries and beverages, healthy Nigerian snacks had been in existence and they were prepared using local food items. These snacks were made using...
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Many of our local foods, spices, beverages, staples and spices like pap, garri, palm wine, iru, etc, that we consume are actually excellent sources of probiotics. These foods are processed using African traditional...
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Vegetables are essential to the body, however, in consuming these gifts of nature, you should ensure whilst enjoying them, you’re getting the most out of them. For some vegetables, the only way to...
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Anorexia nervosa, mostly referred to as ‘anorexia’ is one of the three related eating disorders – Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, and Binge-Eating Disorder. A person is considered anorexic when they restrict their food intake...
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Veganism is considered the strictest form of vegetarianism, in that vegans stay off all animal by-products –their meat, eggs, milk, honey…anything that is a byproduct of an animal. People choose the vegan route...
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Veganism and vegetarianism are two terms which we usually understand refers to people going the green route. Sometimes, they are used interchangeably, but do they even mean the same thing? Veganism is actually...
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Prof. Simon Irtwang, Chairman, Technical Committee on Yam Export, on Tuesday said yam exporters were finalising processes to export another consignment of yam to the United States of America and United Kingdom. Irtwang...
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Fats are one of the main classes of food, alongside proteins and carbohydrates. They are made up of molecules called triglycerides. Fats all have a similar chemical structure consisting of three zigzagged fatty...
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A Consultant Pharmacist, Dr Clever Okeke has warned that the use of Tramadol to get high or for delayed ejaculation could lead to depression and irrational behaviour. Okeke told the News Agency of...
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Two fetish priests have died from drinking a mixture of akpeteshie and of herbs in Senease in the Brong Ahafo region. The Public Relations Officer, (PRO) Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong has said...
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BMI’s have long been used as an indicator of healthy weight and nutritional health. The BMI is derived from a simple math formula devised in the 1830s by Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist...
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Malnutrition occurs when nutrients in the body are either not enough or too much. This can lead to health conditions like obesity, kwashiorkor, swollen body parts, stunting, poor energy levels, and other symptoms....
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The filmmakers and the studio behind the new Peter Rabbit film adaptation have apologized for new Sony film which made light of food allergies. The offensive content is about a scene which showed...
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As children, we were taught in elementary school that a balanced diet is one which contains the classes of food in sufficient quantity. However, who determines sufficient? How many know what amounts of...
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Feeling the holiday blues are you? Not just any holiday, the Christmas holidays, all that face-stuffing, catching up with friends and family. Yes, we too wish it could go on forever, but here...
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