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When was the last time you enjoy a plate of breadfruit, fried or cooked? Well, if you cannot remember, then you simply do not know what you have been missing.



Despite the many health benefits of breadfruit, investigations revealed that the food is gradually phasing out of tables of many Nigerians even among the Igbos where the highly nutritious food was once a common meal for the family.

Breadfruit is called “Afon” by Yorubas, ukwa by Igbos, “ediang” by Efiks and Ibibios, “Ize” by Benins and “bafafuta” by Hausas. The small brown seeds have groundnut flavour when roasted and it is eaten whole or made into paste for sauce, At times it is made into refreshing drinks as well as making breadfruit cakes, snacks and cookies.
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Scientifically known as Artocarpus Camans, breadfruit is highly sought after due to its medicinal properties. The fruit has unique flavour and texture used in subsistence as other tropical staples such as rice, sweet potatoes, banana, and coconut amongst others.

Studies have shown that as other tropical fruits, breadfruit comes with lots of calories. The fruit has moderate levels of essential vitamins, and minerals. Like other tropical delicacies, it is rich in many vital B-complex groups of vitamins. The fruit is rich especially in thiamin, pyridoxine, and niacin. Fresh fruit is excellent source of potassium, an important component of cell and body fluids that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure. Its pulp is good in copper, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.

It is a source of fatty acids like Omega 3 and Omega 6, which are vital for the proper development of the mind and body. These enhance power and promote growth of hair. These fatty acids also regulate metabolic functions, promote reproduction, enhance skin colour and accelerate bone health.

According to experts, breadfruit intake reduces harmful cholesterol or LDL in the body and increases HDL cholesterol that is beneficial for health. It is also said that regular consumption of breadfruit helps lower the risk of developing colon cancer, reduce blood pressure, asthmatic symptoms and serious health implications.

Breadfruit seeds contain adequate levels of protein; 100 g seeds provide 7.4 g or 13 per cent of daily-recommended values.

Breadfruit and diabetes: Breadfruit porridge is one of the diabetic healthy foods that is prepared and eaten to help control blood sugar level. Untreated diabetes can cause serious health problems like dangerously high blood glucose level, blindness, arteriosclerosis, hypertension and chronic complications such as heart, liver, kidney, nerve damage and can finally result to death.

Experts say breadfruit porridge is also an ideal food for maintaining healthy eyes, skin and for boosting the body’s resistance to infections and disease. The fruit as well as the leaves and latex of its tree work as a natural medicine for curing diseases like Diarrhea, Asthma, and Sciatica.

The fiber present in breadfruit reduces absorption of glucose from the consumption of the food people eat. The fiber also flushes out toxins from the intestine and helps in proper functioning of the bowels and intestines.

However, a study by Ajayi Israel Oluwasanmi and colleagues from the Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Nigeria on “Nutritive significance of husked and dehusked seeds of African Breadfruit and characterisation of its extracted oil” says dehusking of the African breadfruit seed increases the crude protein, oil, crude fibre and calorific value but decreases the moisture, ash and total carbohydrate.

The scientists recommend that the obese should dehusk the seeds before eating in order not to aggravate the problem of obesity. The high content of calcium, magnesium, iron and low content of lead, copper, zinc and potassium in husked seed of African breadfruit indicates that it is better for children to eat husked seeds rather than dehusked seeds. The oil extracted is a close substitute for palm kernel oil because it is edible and it can also be used industrially for soap making.

Please house this league cup is it the same thing with FA CUP OR CAPITAL ONE CUP?

SultanOfBrunei:
u ve gotten but ignored one already

thanks brother

Laird:
As a medical doctor my opinion
Orthopaedic (bone) surgeries are very risky. For elderly people because of the risk of deep vein thrombosis. You can google it.
You would have to sign serious consent forms and papers saying that You agree that the hospital and health personell will not be responsible liable for any complications or issues from the Surgery if She is to have surgery
An orthopaedic Surgeon Consultant is Your best bet to consult

ok thanks DOC

Huston1:
Thanks. I will try this.

please stick to your ultimatum ok. My fiancee knows that immediately is 6:30pm I can only eat fruit and vegetables except I demanded to eat the food late.. May be you guys did not date?

I need experts advice please oh

My mother had an accident in 2005 when I was doing a diploma in the university. She broke her femur or laps bone and was taken to traditional bone healers were she spent more than two years without moving. On the third year she became curious of going even when the workers confirm that the bone is not fully joined. After she was released she return to the village to start her normal farming life, though she was warned not to stress herself but she did not hear. Few months later the bone pull off again and she said she will not go to that place again that if she goes there she might die because of the pain. So she walks with clutches. Note that the reason we could not take her to a good hospital that deals on bone was because of poverty and lack of financial backup . Fast forward today I have finished university with good results and through the mercy of God almighty I have secured one out of the best 3 jobs in Nigeria and within one year things have turned around in my family. Though I have provided every thing to make her life easy but each time I travel home I still feel so bad seeing her with clutches. I asked my friend a medical doctor if something can be done at her age and he told me to leave my mother alone because of her age. My mother is 72 years now but I still want to know if I can get that leg normal again? Is there any good hospital to do that? Please Doctors, anatomist and bone specialist in this forum can anything be done to my mother's leg at this her age because I can afford any treatment now..... Thanks in anticipation

Vero2sleek:
The president GMB SHOULD SACK THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM ASAP. I dont see any value he has added to the system

If pmb sack junior minister of petroleum, who will then sack senior minister of petroleum?

Yes that is good. Yes I told them but they refuse to listen. I warned them but they called me a child. A wise child kills what killed the father but a foolish child is killed by that which killed the father..... How Nigerians forgot 1984/85 is still a mystery.

If increasing it will solve Nigeria problem, they should increase it.

Because of education Igbos became versatile in world languages. How many Hausa man or woman can communicate in English? For you to do business with them you must force yourself to speak Hausa or you get an interpreter. Even the president can not communicate very well in English. Hausa language is popular because that is the only way to relate with them. Unlike the Yoruba's and Igbos who can communicate in many world languages like English, French and German etc.

No brother. Then if yes according to some pastors then why do righteous and holy people suffer from sickness and disease, poverty etc. Romans 9 vs 1 to end. Exodus 33 vs 16 to 19.

One day all this marginalization will end and south east will take their God given place in the world map

Before those thieves and gay's came to Africa, the Igbos in the eastern Nigeria was already a republic. They have security. Council of chiefs involve in making decisions. The youths uncharged of building roads and protecting the communities. They Igbos practices democracy. My father thought me all this and more.

How do you expect alibaba to survive in the midst of the 40 thieves? With tinubu, amaechi, Atiku, obasanjo, kwankwaso, saraki and dogara etc pmb died since last year.

prettyboi1989:
so its every time their staffs are always disengaged right? since av known them, they are always in the news calling for strike every now and then. then if ur business depends on oil, wud u support their frequent call for strikes?

You should know that pengassan is a union that is in charge of protecting the interest of their members. They are united that is why they have not been compromised. In as much as they are fighting a just course, they must succeed. The reason why NLC IS a tooth less dog is because they have been compromised. But you and I know that pengassan alone can reduce the fuel price.

prettyboi1989:
dis pengassan people and their cronies need to be disbanded asap. dey keep holding the country to ransome over greed.

If your brother or sister or parents or you is among those disengaged oil staff will you have called pengassan greedy people? Be sincere to your self

Pmb better call those companies to order oh before we will start

But my is a miracle. How I drove about 450km after 3 weeks of learning to drive during Xmas season is still a big miracle to me oh

Ok na

The devil will reject some people in hell after heaven have rejected them.

Standing5:
Jonathan spent just five months in power in 2015 but exhausted 10.5 months of budget and left huge debt in addition. PDP is dead for good. Hurray!
Where did N106B wired to wike of PDP at the last second come from?
We know better.

Sorry brother. But which part of your body do you reason with? Because I don't think you are using your brain?

That is why I hate that word divorce..... But wait oh were was this man when the son was hospitalized? Were he in good terms with his children? If yes why didn't they contact him when the son was sick? Did he help to train them?

I thought external borrowing under past government was a big crime? So why are they borrowing now?

So this herdsmen have lawyers? Who hired and pay for this lawyers? Nigerians should investigate and know those behind this evil called herdsmen so that we can give them back what they have been given to innocent souls in Nigeria.

aresa:
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That was unemployment under Jonathan and PDP.

Your own Nigerian young folks in stadiums all over Nigeria

Many of them were scammed by Jona and his gang and some died while they refused to return the money they took from these young Nigerians looking for jobs that was never available..




All while jona and his gang were looting and sharing our money instead of creating jobs and diversifying our economy..

Do know that most people who applied for that immigration job are working? For example me, my friends working in the bank and other private sectors. So don't claim they are all jobless ok. By the way we are talking of 4.5m job loss not the unemployed and you are here talking about 500,000 immigration applicant

searchiing4love:
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Stop talking with sentiments. Grazing bill is the solution

I know you don't have sense. But continue one day the hunter will be hunted including you and your family