Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has lamented the rate of death in Nigeria resulting from unhealthy diet such as ‘isi ewu’ (spicy goat head) and the much loved suya.

According to Adewole, hypertension is the leading cardiovascular disease in Nigeria and can result in stroke if untreated.


He remarked that 1 in every 5 Nigerians is hypertensive and at risk of premature death.

Presenting the keynote address in Lagos, during the First Annual Black Tie Gala event organised by the Tristate Heart Foundation (THF), to raise N500 million in support of cardiovascular care in Nigeria, he observed that unhealthy diets contributed significantly to the development of non communicable diseases in Nigeria.

He said,
“Sadly, there is widespread low consumption of proteins, fruits and vegetables and increasing patronage of fast food outlets by the population. There is also large promotion of sweetened products such as carbonated drinks, pastries, candies and other refined sugars, while excessive intake of salt is promoted by food additives such as monosodium glutamate common in delicacies such as suya, kilisi, isi-ewu, ngwo-ngwo, among others.”
He further added that current estimates, show that death rate from stroke is 40-50 per cent within the first three months of diagnoses, while 39 per cent of those who survived stroke after three months died within a year, with 12 per cent developing severe disability, Daily Post.

“I can say without fear of contradiction that at least five out of 10 adults seated here tonight have elevated blood pressure and more than half of these are not aware of their situation.

“This is frightening because the dire consequence of neglected hypertension is stroke without warning. Unless we take drastic and sustained actions, we will keep counting losses,” he said.

www.nigeriatoday.ng/2016/12/consumption-of-suya-isi-ewu-kilisi-is-killing-nigerians-health‎-minister/

They want to stop our enjoyment.

Am beginning to suspect these people.

joe4real12:
They want to stop our enjoyment.

Am beginning to suspect these people.

As in ehnn.....check out ds suya wt cold beer.

This man dey mad ooooo make i no chop ngwo-ngwo with my Red wine or my stock fish nkwobi with my palmie.

These Buharis ministers have started smoking Colombian weed

No be vegetable dey that nkwobi so?

They hv Started again very soon they we banned all dis

How I wish tomorrow is 2019 presidential election , so that BUHARI and his incompetent ministers should be send back to their village

Silly bunch of jokers. So Buhari's policies are saving lives abi?

Suya own will be hard to stop o. Suya with cold Fayrouz or one better cold drink.... But come to think of it, people have been eating suya for ages, This kind of thing doesn't kill Nigerians.

Hmmm

Liars!
Your policies are the things killing us!

OMG! I just chop suya, now, now.

Dem don come

Wetin concern am now

Buhari just banned the importation of cars by land, while his health minister is complaining of the consumption of Isi-Ewu and Suya...they better not ban them as well.

Buhari kuku kill us nah....no one can stop me from consuming suya, nkwobi, kilishi and isi ewu. I miss my Igbo gf

“Sadly, there is widespread low consumption of proteins, fruits and vegetables"....So true!

Make i ask Lie Muhammed

Me: sir is it true dat suya is killing nigerian

Lie: yes, infact it has kill more ppl dan Boko haram insurgence has in d last 8yrs..

Me: fiant

This man is not feeling well

This man wan spoil business for aboki men. Food we dey chop since thy kingdom come.

Me wey don dey plan how I go take chop nkwobi n beer once alert enter. Hope we won't hear stories of DSS raiding beer parlors this Christmas

So everything is now an issue in country





Suya sef don turn to problem sha




Wahala ni

NO SIR... YOUR RECESSION IS KILLING US MORE.

Which Nigerians? Show us the evidence that isi-ewu and kilishi killed people. Last time I checked, it's your administration's unfavorable policies, high cost of living leading to poor standard of living that is killing the people.

Lol is the minister healthy ? He risks having stroke and dementia.

Something must kill a man

suya is protein .....the only thing I like about Nigeria

Which one be ngwogo again

Useless gamment!

Una don cause hunga for the land, una wan con stop pipo from chopping.

Tunda faya una

but something must kill a man na

If someone wishes you Nigeria, the person has laid the highest curse on you.