Nigeria’s leading food drink – Cadbury Bournvita – has launched a series of
important nutrition seminars as part of an initiative to improve awareness in
the country. Entitled ‘The Importance of Nutrition’, the ‘Cadbury Bournvita Nutrition Seminar’ started rolling
out in the South East of Nigeria. Please continue...
“Good nutrition is very
essential to everyone,
especially growing children, as it is linked
directly to their mental and physical growth and wellbeing,” said
Dr. Chika Ndiokwelu, Head of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of
Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu, at the seminar in Umuahia. “Proper nutrition also
supports the United Nations ‘Millennium Development Goals which focus on the eradication
of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, as well as on improving maternal health
and reducing child mortality,” added Dr. Ndiokwelu.
The seminars are being attended by many health
and nutrition stakeholders, including doctors, nurses, midwives, principals,
school teachers in physical and health education, and other health professionals.
They are being held in locations including Onitsha, Umuahia, Owerri, Port Harcourt,
Calabar and Uyo.
The
seminars follow Cadbury Bournvita winning
endorsement in May from the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) as a food drink
rich in energy and essential micronutrients. Cadbury Bournvita is the only food drink endorsed by the pre-eminent group
of nutritional experts in Nigeria which includes industry practitioners,
academia, regulators, researchers, and consultants. The NSN is also taking part
in the ‘Cadbury Bournvita Nutrition Seminar’
series.
“The Cadbury Bournvita Nutrition Seminar series is
aimed at helping to educate people and creating more awareness on nutrition in
society,” Cadbury Nigeria Plc. Marketing Manager Chioma Afe said. “The
Nutrition Society of Nigeria is a part of the seminar to help communicate the importance
of good nutrition and helping society live in a healthier way.”
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