World Heart Day: NHF advocates for good nutrition, physical exercise


*Warns against consumption of unwholesome veg oil

Nigerian Heart Foundation, NHF, has raised the alarm over the circulation of unwholesome vegetable oil in the nation’s markets, warning that consumption of such oil is injurious to the heart.

Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, to mark the 2020 World Health Day, themed: “Use Heart to Fight Cardiovascular Disease,” a food Scientists and Nutritionist, Mrs. Dolapo Coker, who noted that the science of food is the science of survival, lamented that some vegetable oil manufacturers in Nigeria were yet to abide by the laws and directives guiding its productions thereby putting the lives of Nigerians at risk.

Dolapo, who urged the Federal Government to begin clampdown on such manufacturers, said, “Today, in the markets, you see women selling these oil in bottles under the sun.  The moment it rains, three-quarters of the bottle is blocked and you can imagine the impact it will have when it goes into someone’s system”. 

Also speaking, a renowned Cardiologist and Executive Director NHF, Dr. Kingsley Akinroye, said Nigerians should begin to be passionate about protecting their hearts and ensure that only heart-friendly oils are consumed.

“The Low-density lipoprotein which is the cholesterol makes up most of the body’s cholesterol and high level of LDL cholesterol raises the risk for heart disease and stroke while High-density lipoprotein which is the good cholesterol absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver. The liver then flushes it from the body. High levels of HDL cholesterol can lower ones risk for heart disease and stroke.”

Addressing journalists, President of the Nigeria Heart Foundation, NHF, Mallam Ismaila Shuaibu said it has become necessary for Nigerians to watch the kind of foods they consume as Cardiovascular Disease, CVD has become a leading cause of death globally and Nigeria inclusive.

Culled from Vanguard

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