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SixSeven:
Your banana there, why do they have organic fruits separate from other fruits? Was that something you used to bother about in Nigeria?

I actually think the fact that there's no labelling in Nigeria is a problem. I mean, yams grown with fertilizer and those grown without are lumped together and sold together in our markets. I hope something is done about it. Anytime I need yams grown without fertilizer, I send for yams from my village. That shouldn't be - all the yams sold in Lagos should start to be labelled.

Canada is in North America, and for any American con3, GUN VIOLENCE is wide spread!











How many people shoot each other in Nigeria?











So Nigerians are likely to live longer!






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HacheNoire:
If you looking for the worst types of food, Canada and the US leads. Infact, the US taught Canada.

You will just everything big and extraordinarily fresh. They will even telll you is seedless. 🤣😂🤣😂

Then when they want to take you higher level of deceit, they will write GMO free or farm raised. Big lies that you can easily burst from tasting.

You only fall for those things if you have not eaten the real. That’s why you will find all sought of disease in those country. I grew up to know basic sickness and diseases. When I travelled was when I realized I know nothing. You will hear some disease and you start looking for dictionary.

Obesity is even a norm. The body cannot digest those poisons easily

I know the North American food industry because I've done work on it. Those corporations are out to kill the people and they don't care as long as they make money


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7564482828679875896?


I once saw a report where even the children candy in Canada is not accepted in Europe. I give it to Europe when it comes to fokd safety because the Americans don't care if you die, they just want more sick patients and then they create another industry to manage sick patients. They never solve the problems, to them, it's all about management. You are just another customer to them. Anyone who knows what led to the FDA being created will know what I'm talking about.

https://x.com/i/status/198718296347031159


You didn't talk about the clothes too? Nature will humble people but I like it. We learn everyday. Nothing beats natural and we have nature.

An African elder exposes the dark truth behind modern clothes. pic.twitter.com/h1uMVeCo6W

— Typical African (@Joe__Bassey) February 8, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN6qPJm1hmg

I am a Nigerian living in Canada as well. I agree that Canada does not grow so many things but you always find them in the stores every time from oranges to mangoes. They are all imported, which make them expensive. Prices of lots of those items have gone up in the past 5 years caused my Canadian dollar depreciation and supply chain issues with COVID.

Back to fruits, I grew up in Nigeria eating lots of fruits. From bananas to oranges to pine apples to paw paw fresh from the farms. Not preserved with any chemicals and better qualities than I can only dream of in Canada. The issue with a lot of people in Nigeria is that we don't care much about them. We treat them mainly as snacks and not part of our main diets.

On the issue of protein, animal proteins are very expensive no matter where we live. One thing has noticed since moving to Canada compared to Nigeria is that we lay more emphasis on carbohydrates than protein. I don't know the cause of that. In Nigeria you go to a regular restaurant, you choose your carbohydrates and then proteins are the side. Over here proteins are the main items and carbohydrates are side. I'm not sure if it is our culture, we just prioritize eating carbohydrates more. On the protein aspect, I will go back to quality, the quality of animal protein in Nigeria is not comparable to Canada. The quality is better in Nigeria. You can be certain of eating 100% organic animal protein in Nigeria unlike here that you have to check the label very well.

My point is that while there might be abundant food in Canada, I am not sure of the quality of the food. Food availability may have contributed to high life expectancy in Canada compared to Nigeria but I don't think that's the main driver. There are many other factors responsible I think.

My 2 cents contribution to the conversation.

MockingBird:
I'm a Nigerian and I currently live in one of the coldest provinces in Canada with no plans to return back to Nigeria any time soon as it is clear that Nigeria has become over 10 times worse since I left Nigeria about 4 years ago.

The current average life expectancy of Canadians is 83 years versus 55 years for Nigerians. The question that begs for answer therefore is that what are the factors that are responsible for this great difference in average life expectancy.

I may not be able to point to all, but from my close observation having lived in both countries, I have noticed that one major reason for this is DIET.

First thing I noticed is that Canadians have access to lots of fruits and vegetables and these are not just for a select few but they are available and affordable to everybody in the society. It might shock us as Nigerians to know that even though banana doesn't grow in Canada, Canadians eat way more Banana that Nigerians do. Banana (whether organic or GMO) is available to Canadians every single day of the year. Same with Plantains.

As a matter of fact, I learnt how to bake Banana bread because often times, you may have over ripe bananas at home which may not be edible but could be only be used for one thing - Banana bread. So without learning how to bake banana bread, you will have lots of banana getting rotten and thrown away at home.

On the flip side, as one who stayed in Abuja, Nigeria and driving through Berger I remember buying Banana from women and girls hulking banana around the Utako market. Back then it was usually for around N1,000 to N1,500 for a decent bunch. I don't know how much they may be now with the worsened state of the economy. In Canada, you can buy one or two fingers of banana if that is your wish. In Nigeria, you dare not as you will immediately be cursed by the sellers. There are far far more fruits and vegetables that Canadians eat that Nigerians would have no access to.

The second reason I think Canadians have better health compared to Nigerians is because of their access to proteins compared to Nigerians. By proteins, I mean eggs, milks, chicken, meat and fish. Their milk here is majorly a sugarless liquid in 1 to 4 liters compared to the sweetened powdered and tin milk we have in Nigeria. The average Canadian drinks milk like water compared to a Nigerian and you can be sure of the nutrients in the milk as their dairy industry is heavily protected and regulated with price ceilings specified by the government.

My summary therefore is that nutritious food availability is one of the major reasons why a resident of one country may live longer compared to a resident of another country. What do you think. Let me hear your thoughts.

Kobojunkie:
You have it backwards. You require all those whether you gym or not.🥱🥱

of course but the cost of getting this in Europe is times 10 the cost of getting that here and you even get it fresh, not preserved, or processed.

WantsandMore:
of course but the cost of getting this in Europe is times 10 the cost of getting that here and you even get it fresh, not preserved, or processed.

That is a lie! 🥱🥱🥱

hotseat:
And the denigration of our beloved country continues!

The Op. being the Mockingbird that he is, went about ranting about fruits in Canada without offering any solutions that can help Nigerians back home to improve production.

I was hoping he would say Canadians never die because they eat lots of fruits, eggs, drink plenty of milk daily, etc.

In the common parlance, these set of runaway Nigerians are called "Borntrowey"!



@hotseat

Your country is a cursed disgraced country. Nothing like denigration here, Facts are being laid out.

Kobojunkie:
That is a lie! 🥱🥱🥱

How so?

This post is preposterous

FatimaAbubakar:
Watch how Tinumboo data boys will flood the thread to tell you how sweet the disgraced country is.

FreestuffsNG said Nigeria is the best country since TUluMbU the white substance dealer came on board.

WantsandMore:
How so?

Because cost isn't meant to be reasoned as just about how much you spend in naira equivalence. 🥱🥱

JuanDeDios:
I actually think the fact that there's no labelling in Nigeria is a problem. I mean, yams grown with fertilizer and those grown without are lumped together and sold together in our markets. I hope something is done about it. Anytime I need yams grown without fertilizer, I send for yams from my village. That shouldn't be - all the yams sold in Lagos should start to be labelled.

I understand. It's even amazing that Ghana exports its yams abroad more than Nigeria and we know why. Even Fashola once lamented about this problem. We are not just organized as a people but on labeling, we never saw the need to because of trust. For instance, you too go to a trusted source when you need certain type of yam. That is the basis for society, TRUST. Do I agree that we need to label today? Yes. But labeling also costs money and the average farmer will laugh at you to tell him to label after all the work he did to harvest. Those to him are industrial and city concepts. Compared to some years ago, Nigeria also has more import of GMO in our stores and the lobbyists even want our government to make it legal. Those guys are evil. Have you heard of the story of the man who did not use Monsanto and what they did to him? He refused to use their seeds while all the other farmers cowered and got bought. He paid the price. These evil people want to control what God gave to us from nature. They don't like how we are using it for free. Our education is a problem too because most educated people think city life is the standard meanwhile it's all industrial pollution and a big mess. I used to be like that too until I got exposed to know what is the truth and the makeup they gave the lies to look like truth.


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I can tell you that some of the insecurity we have today is sponsored by those who want to attack our food security. Benue by now should be a food basket that it calls itself but we deliberately refuse to protect lives and property thereby affecting food security.

well you might be right in to some extent
But one thing that reduced it here is resting time and no health facilities that are good enough
A good example is anti venom
Then fake drugs
And mere facility that is needed for human existence eg good water good food and no current that is light
I have seen where they are doing operation and nepa took light we have to rush to on the generator

You see in Nigeria we don't have a good diet too anything we see we eat we are here for survival
But all boils down to having a good government w

Diet is one part but electricity is a HUGE part of greater life expectancy
In Canada nobody is doing Band nonsense
Their power minster is surely not using a power bank in public and most importantly
No generator fumes and 24 hour power supply aids in rest and recovery
Simple
🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️

thrillionaire:
This is a decent observation. Nigeria has many other ills to be concerned about than the ones you listed though. The poor infrastructure and insecurity is a cancer.

Ever heard the saying,"You are what you eat!". In Nigeria's case, one of the reasons the country remains stuck in the same old patterns without an end in sight has a lot to do with the Nigerian diet. 🥱🥱

The average adult, for example, requires at least 60g of protein a day to fully function mentally and physically. How many Nigerians you know can afford to eat that everyday? 🥱🥱

LZAA:
Diet is one part but electricity is a HUGE part of greater life expectancy
In Canada nobody is doing Band nonsense
Their power minster is surely not using a power bank in public and most importantly
No generator fumes and 24 hour power supply aids in rest and recovery Simple🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️

If you solve diet, you increase the chances of everything else including electricity being solved..🥱🥱

Nigeria needs better brains to solve problems with. The first step towards that is eating a diet that would help develop those brains it needs. 🥱🥱

MockingBird:
I'm a Nigerian and I currently live in one of the coldest provinces in Canada with no plans to return back to Nigeria any time soon as it is clear that Nigeria has become over 10 times worse since I left

I actually think Nigerian traditional diet is healthier than Western diet. If it were diet alone, Nigerians would live longer than Canadians. The main issue is Health care.
So OP why do you think Canada has much higher suicide rate? Could it possibly be due to bananas? Your honest opinion please.

Good. But you forgot the biggest part. Poverty.

With so many poor people, they just want a full belly, if at all possible. The quality is immaterial.

By and large, those better off financially have access to better food, the best local and foreign health care, etc.

Baba Iyabo, Jack Gowon and many others are still waxing strong. IBB might not be alive today if he was a poor person.

Also, remember that average life expectancy takes child and maternally mortality into consideration.

Canadians have few kids and the vast majority survive. Maternal mortality is very low.

Whereas, "We Hail Thee" is world champion in these categories.

Walz001:
well you might be right in to some extent
But one thing that reduced it here is resting time and no health facilities that are good enough
A good example is anti venom
Then fake drugs
And mere facility that is needed for human existence eg good water good food and no current that is light
I have seen where they are doing operation and nepa took light we have to rush to on the generator

You see in Nigeria we don't have a good diet too anything we see we eat we are here for survival
But all boils down to having a good government w

I don't want to reduce the issue of worse vs worse but something about us is that we think in 'saner climes', people don't die like this. We think they figured everything out. Of course I want world class infrastructure and 24/7 emergency system but look at this

Vigil held for brothers killed by snake in Canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeB51qIcLIE

A coin does not have only 2 sides.

This is not accurate information. The reason Canadians have higher life expectancy isn't just the food - if at all. It's a combination of factors often described by experts as the social determinants of health. I won't go into that. Research by Canadians themselves show that immigrants, including Nigerians, have more diminished health the longer they stay in Canada. This means that a Nigerian who arrived Canada 5 years ago is less healthy today than when they first arrived. Canadian experts call this "the immigrant health effect". You can google it. Talking of food, most of what Canadians eat are sugar-based and genetically modified food. There are lots of fruits and vegetables. But they're also mostly inorganic and therefore with less health benefits. There's more to health than just food. Having a noisy I pass my neighbor generator polluting your ears and robbing you of sleep is one of those social determinants of health.

yesloaded:
That's why I always said it that many people are leaving the country in droves not because they cannot make money but they want long life

Go and look at our political class, have you wondered why they live long? Nigerians politicians will never eat bad rice but want you as a citizen to consume bad rice. They will never eat bad foods but will make life hard for an average man to make money that will be enough to eat a balanced diet.

Traditional Nigerian diet is actually healthier than Western diet, no mind OP. If it were diet alone, Nigerians would live longer than Canadians. The main issue is Health care.

HacheNoire:
Real food or GMO?

No food in Canada, GMO they eat. Meat and poultry are all heavily induced with hormones.

You can tell from taste. It’s never real. Food is completely out of the picture. Talk about walk life balance and mental health. Food should not be there.

Talk about work life balance
Walk should never be there

ManOfSon:
This is not accurate information. The reason Canadians have higher life expectancy isn't

He's actually totally wrong. Nigerian traditional diet is actually healthier than Western diet. The main issue is Health care!

WhizdomXX:
6 eggs per day, are you a wrestler?

Nope, just trying to avoid malnutrition.

QuinQ:
He's actually totally wrong. Nigerian traditional diet is actually healthier than Western diet. The main issue is Health care!

stop deceiving yourself. There is nothing healthy about Nigerian diet. No regulations or checks

HacheNoire:
Real food or GMO?

No food in Canada, GMO they eat. Meat and poultry are all heavily induced with hormones.

You can tell from taste. It’s never real. Food is completely out of the picture. Talk about walk life balance and mental health. Food should not be there.

https://allianceforscience.org/blog/2021/10/nigeria-welcomes-gmo-cowpea/ why do u think beans gets done quicker in Nigeria now? Its gmo beans


Tomatoes you eat in Nigeria is also gmo to make it resistant to pests
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/it-is-not-true-that-gmo-tomato-has-pig-gene-foundation-boss/amp/

The corn you also eat in Nigeria is GMO

The casavva is also GMO lol

Osiris12:
I can bet that some data boys here have never tasted original milk

Not some oooo!!
None of them have tasted original fresh milk before

QuinQ:
Nigerian diet is actually healthier than Western diet, no mind OP. If it were diet alone, Nigerians would live longer than Canadians. The main issue is Health care.

we have fertile land, good weather but highly compromised foods

a situation whereby some people use poisonous chemicals like sniper to preserve beans

SeverusSnape:
FreestuffsNG said Nigeria is the best country since TUluMbU the white substance dealer came on board.

They're cheap paid gbegiri merchants.