In order to live a healthy life, the Chief Nutritionist of Somolu General Hospital, Adewumi Olufunmilola has called on the residents to make healthy food intake their priority.
Adewumi while addressing patients on 17th Wednesday, September 2024 at the Somolu General Hospital cautioned against consuming what she tagged as ‘Munukun” literally meaning junk/heavy food that could cause diet-related non-communicable diseases and some other health issues noting that taking hygienically prepared balanced diets will help the body function maximally.
She continued, “It’s important to know that taking a balanced diet will help the body function maximally. Take, for instance, taking pap and either beans or moin-moin in the morning is a good way to start the day and it is healthier than taking ordinary pap. Some of our people don’t consider Pap and Moin-Moin as food, they will take pap in the morning and still complement it with a heavy plate of Eba as breakfast This is not good for our health”.
She said, “Eating at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day, meals based on higher fiber starchy foods like potatoes, bread, rice, or pasta, having some dairy or dairy alternatives including some beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat, and other protein is healthy”
“Consuming moderate hygienically prepared balanced diets is very important. Despite the economic hardship situation in the country, we shouldn’t because of that aggravates our health condition by consuming junkies which can pose our health at risk and end up taking one’s life.
“I also want to make passionate appeals to hypertensive patients to stop consuming any tea that has caffeine as it could affect their blood pressure level. But rather, they can take Green teas.
“And for those who have been taking combinations of rice and corn to make the so-called Semovita which is prevalent in society nowadays, it will only add more problems than what you can ever think of. Rice and Corn are carbohydrates and consuming them will spike the sugar level and this is dangerous to your system”.
Adewumi in her closing remarks, however, enjoined residents to always eat well, maintain the recommended sleeping hours; which is a minimum of six hours, and a maximum of eight hours, and as well engage in routine exercise while ensuring they check their health status on a regular basis.