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Category: Health and Wellness
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THE FAST PACED CITY OF LAGOS AND ITS FOODSBY ADEOYE OLORUNSEUN ELIZABETH
Known as the Centre of Excellence, Lagos which translate to lakes in Portuguese, popularly called “Eko”, “Lasgidi” or “Lag” is located in the south-west part of Nigeria, with its significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion in AfricaThe official motto of Lagos State is “Justice and Peace.” “Justice” represents the importance of...
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EASY TIPS ON PREVENTING OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND ADULT By Aminu Oluwasegun
A body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 is described as underweight, between 18.5 and 24.9 is described as healthy weight, between 25 and 29.9 is described as overweight while 30 to 39.9 is described as obesity; obesity is a common health issue caused by excess body fat that may impair health. Obesity is considered a...
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HYGIENE: THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF EATING STREET FOODS By Aminu Oluwasegun
Streets foods and snacks are easily gotten as and when needed, due to many people’s nature of job, packing home-made food and snacks to work can be time consuming, especially in places like Lagos and its environs, as individuals have to wake up on time to meet up with work resumption in order to avoid...
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INDIA POSTGRADUATE DOCTOR MURDERED, MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS GO ON STRIKE, DEMAND FOR JUSTICE.BY: ADEOYE OLORUNSEUN ELIZABETH
In solidarity with doctors, thousands of people marched in the streets of Kolkata on the evening of Sunday 18th August chanting “we want justice”, as they demand stringent laws to protect health care workers from violence and to seek justice for their colleague who was raped and killed at a state-run hospital.Dr. Moumita, a postgraduate...
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CANCER: PRINCESS OF WALES EXCRUCIATING JOURNEY OF CHEMOTHERAPY
The Princess of Wales, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton who have been battling with cancer while undergoing chemotherapy in a message on the social medium platform announced that she has completed her treatment.Catherine who attached a video of her family to the post where she was enjoying a simple summer outing with her family in appreciation to...
CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
By Abagun Abiola Childhood obesity is a complex disease that can occur when your child is above a healthy weight for their age and height. The medical definition of childhood obesity is having a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) specific growth charts....
BENEFITS OF LIPTON GREEN TEA
By Abagun Abiola Lipton green tea is a zero-calorie tea when consumed without milk or sugar which helps you stay light and active. Apart from the zero-calorie and hydrating benefits, green tea is also consumed for its fat metabolizing properties that are attributed to catechins a flavored of which green tea is one of the...