Tackle malnutrition, add soybeans to your staples — Experts
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By Gabriel Olawale
Nutrition experts have called for the inclusion of soybean to wheat flour in the production of staples such as bread, pasta, and noodles to tackle malnutrition, noting that the intake of Soybean in Nigerian diets was inadequate.
They also noted that Nigeria is the largest Soybean producing country in sub-Sahara Africa.
The experts spoke during a Protein Challenge Webinar Series 7 with the theme: “Nigeria’s Protein Deficiency Challenge: Soybeans To Rescue”.
A nutritionist and a member of the Nutrition Association of Nigeria, Mrs. Josephine Chukwunweike stated that children’s (usually between the ages 0 to 5years) growth is usually dependent on diet and way of life, not solely on genetics; adding that protein was a vital nutrient needed for development, upkeep and repair of all the cells in the human body.