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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.

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Nigerians have more access to fruits and vegetables but they run after carcinogenic prepackaged foods to appear posh. Who knew that poor people food like pizza, lab-grown chicken and chinese food are delicacies in Nigeria. Go figure!

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I go speak my mind at all times. Na una go tire laslas

ednut1:
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

We have GMO but it’s not predominant. You can easily get farm raised beef or poultry. It’s too easy to get.

Vegetables have less than 24 hour shelf life. I have never seen vegetable that will stay fresh for 24 hours in Nigeria. Doubt if it exist.

In US and Canada, it’s a different story. EVERYTHING is induce. Europe knows their art very well and why they don’t take most of their food.

Look at chicken, Raised for 4 weeks and still be bigger than that of Nigeria raised for 6 month. What are they feeding those chicks.

yesloaded:
we have fertile land, good weather but highly compromised foods

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

There's are also compromised. Besides, many Nigerians live near rural areas. Vegetarian diet is actually best with minimal protein - but clueless OP is advocating eating plenty milk, eggs, and meat!

InvertedHammer:
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Nigerians have more access to fruits and vegetables but they run after carcinogenic prepackaged foods to appear posh. Who knew that poor people food like pizza, lab-grown chicken and chinese food are delicacies in Nigeria. Go figure!

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Exactly. The whole thing is upside down. Even clueless OP thinks 6 eggs a day and plenty milk and meat is what prolongs life!

HacheNoire:
We have GMO but it’s not predominant. You can’t eat easily get farm raised beef or poultry. It’s too easy to get.

Vegetables have less than 24 hour shelf life. I have never seen vegetable that will stay fresh for 24 hours in Nigeria. Doubt if it exist.

In US and Canada, it’s a different story. EVERYTHING is induce. Europe knows their art very well and why they don’t take most of their food.

Look at chicken, Raised for 4 weeks and still be bigger than that of Nigeria raised for 6 month. What are they feeding those chicks.

the frozen chicked and turkey we have been eating in Nigeria for 30 years are all imported and smuggled through Cotonou. Why do you think only one part of frozen turkey is sold in Nigeria ( wings). Meaning we don’t chop the GMO too

. Vegetables last longer in cold weather than hot one. The vegetables those abokis sells in wheelbarrows is GMO

There are no labels in Nigeria so you wont know its GMO lol


https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c0l0kd3wzydo.amp As farmer after suffering loses due to pests. U wont use GM seeds?

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

Keep quiet! You are beginning to sound embarrassing on this forum. Dude came here to state his observation and not to solve the problems the devilish policymakers you support take pleasure in foisting on the people.

Again, keep quiet and stop attaching that worthless signature to your empty opinion.

quickly:
I have another theory

The cold in Canada preserves the body organs compared to the heat in Nigeria.


Imagine leaving raw meat in Nigeria weather and same meat in Canada which will last longer?

The cold will preserve the meat in Canada is my theory and that’s why they have a higher life expectancy

Funny ignorance. See below
Hot countries with good health care systems have highest life expentacy.
Cold and snow only depress people and make them want suicide!

ednut1:
the frozen chicked and turkey we have been eating in Nigeria for 30 years are all imported and smuggled through Cotonou. Why do you think only one part of frozen turkey is sold in Nigeria ( wings). Meaning we don’t chop the GMO too

. Vegetables last longer in cold weather than hot one. The vegetables those abokis sells in wheelbarrows is GMO

There are no labels in Nigeria so you wont know its GMO lol

If you are conscious you won't eat that thing. I take it that you grew up in cities. Person wey de chop agric fowl know say khaki no be leather. The taste is different. Those people are importing it for those who live in the cities and ignorant enough to take it due to lifestyle choices. You sacrifice your health for convenience and 'modernity'.

ednut1:
the frozen chicked and turkey we have been eating in Nigeria for 30 years are all imported and smuggled through Cotonou. Why do you think only one part of frozen turkey is sold in Nigeria ( wings). Meaning we don’t chop the GMO too

. Vegetables last longer in cold weather than hot one. The vegetables those abokis sells in wheelbarrows is GMO

I didn’t argue we don’t have, I am saying, people know and they EASILY have access to good food. If you need a fresh farm raised vegetable and beef now, you easily know where to get it. It’s everywhere and a norm.

Look at fruits, how available is seedless fruits in Nigeria? But it’s a norm in the west.

Have eaten beef in US and Canada before? If you are familiar with farm raised beef, you will know at first bite. Don’t even let me talk about poultry, you can eat it without removing bones.

Like I said, we have in Nigeria but all still have access to the real ones. I can even get from a Neigboir who has the tree. They even still allow you plant the real ones except you leave city limits.

The food industry in those countries are rigged. Heavily rigged.

SixSeven:
If you are conscious you won't eat that thing. I take it that you grew up in cities. Person wey de chop agric fowl know say khaki no be leather. The taste is different. Those people are importing it for those who live in the cities and ignorant enough to take it due to lifestyle choices. You sacrifice your health for convenience and 'modernity'.

how you wan take dey conscious when the thing no get label? 😂

quickly:
I have another theory

The cold in Canada preserves the body organs compared to the heat in Nigeria.


Imagine leaving raw meat in Nigeria weather and same meat in Canada which will last longer?

The cold will preserve the meat in Canada is my theory and that’s why they have a higher life expectancy

Cold isn't good for your body especially at old age my dear. There is a term that I learned of and you must have seen it when this Trump threats started. Google Canadian Snowbirds and why they leave Canada during the cold.

You see that sun you are looking at wey God give you and you are taking for granted, you will understand the importance soon. That's why you see Nigeria retirees go to the villages because there is fresh food, fresh air and less stress there. City life is usually not good for long quality life.

ednut1:
how you wan take dey conscious when the thing no get label? 😂

Read my previous comments, I already addressed this. You do realise that this labeling thing is not peculiar to us. Africans and Asians who have trusted markets operate on trust.

Nigerian foods are better. Less sugar, less salt and mostly fresh without chemical additives like the ones in grocery stores in Canada.

The difference is the infrastructure, fake drugs, and Healthcare.
Infrastructure: Thousands of people die in Nigeria per year due to failing standards. This inlcudes traffic accidents, lifts breaking down, lack of electricity, fake cement e.t.c
Healthcare: Most Nigerians do not go for medical check up. They just live life as it comes. That's like gambling.
Fake drugs and food: Fake medicine and fake drinks.

There are many other reasons not listed.

JuanDeDios:
So why does Canada have a higher life expectancy than Nigeria? You have something to chip in on that?

Low infant mortality

job welldone,uve earn ur pay

Nnamdipapa:
You don't know what you are talking about and I can educate you freely as someone who lived more than 14 years in Canada. Food and vegetables are cheaper, fresher here in Nigeria compared to Canada. I didn't eat lots of bananas in Canada as It’s basically GMO modified and unnecessarily sweet, I buy a bunch of bananas in Lagos every single day for five hundred Naira.

I buy one big avocado for 500 Naira as well, I don’t freeze half of the year and I have access to a wider range of fruites and vegetables here in Lagos. As a Canadian Citizen, you can never pay me to live in Canada ever again.
The only aspect Canada is better is the Healthcare and as an healthy person, I usually never had the need to visit an hospital in Canada so, same for me in Nigeria.

eepeepook:
What did the pot call the kettle?

Black 🤣

You nor well

SixSeven:
Cold isn't good for your body especially at old age my dear. There is a term that I learned of and you must have seen it when this Trump threats started. Google Canadian Snowbirds and why they leave Canada during the cold.

You see that sun you are looking at wey God give you and you are taking for granted, you will understand the importance soon. That's why you see Nigeria retirees go to the villages because there is fresh food, fresh air and less stress there. City life is usually not good for long quality life.

Even at Young age. Cold is not good.
Physios are big business in Canada.

Apt!

ednut1:
stop deceiving yourself. There is nothing healthy about Nigerian diet. No regulations or checks

So what was Nigeria's life expectancy before all these preservatives came onboard?
You talk as if they don't have corrupt people over there or knock-off importations from China.
See list of preservatives

EmperorIsaac:
Look at all the other variables you must control for. Nutrition (he emphasized only fruits) alone cannot be a causative factor, that's my point.

Sugar-loaded bananas specifically (of all things), then 6 eggs a day, then plenty milk and meat! That's how you prolong life!
U can safely say OP is talking nonsense

lawani:
Low infant mortality

That's still down to socioeconomic and socioenvironmental factors naa. Or you think their babies simply have stronger heads than ours?

QuinQ:
Sugar-loaded bananas specifically (of all things), then 6 eggs a day, then plenty milk and meat! That's how you prolong life!
U can safely say OP is talking nonsense

Lol. He's not talking nonsense. Of course, fruits and eggs aren't enough, but they're important factors.

Omo ofo.o fe gbe si ajo.

This is an interesting observation.However,that is generally the life expectancy for many in western countries.l however wonder, what the life expectancy is, for Nigerians living in Canada or other places in the west?Are they living longer like the indigenes in their various places of residence or they die as fast as we over here in Nigeria? Most of them often look unhealthy.

🙅‍♂️💁‍♂️

Jayhome24:
Haba you are comparing Nigeria to Canada, are you for real? You are not even talking of comparision with other Africa country or India but Canada.

Very funny people plenty here in NL.

SixSeven:
I will eat natural fruits in Nigeria 100x better than the fruits you are eating over there. I don't blame the OP, I blame their ignorance and that's not an insult. Are you aware that Chiquita, one of the largest suppliers of your banana trafficks arms? You have internet, I will let you do your home work. Your banana there, why do they have organic fruits separate from other fruits? Was that something you used to bother about in Nigeria? Even at that, you still don't trust their organic label. Ask why? Travel to Europe and you will find out why most of your stuff in North America is rejected there. Most of what you eat is considered poison but your ignorant mind de happy. It's with time you will know that GOOD FOOD is cheaper in Nigeria than the junk food you eat there.

Europe Banned This Food (CANADA GROCERY STORES STILL SELLS IT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ9yzpKfEoA

Banned in Europe, sold in Canada. What’s in your food? (Marketplace)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB8AA2Zhy_g

God blessed this land with nature, when you get older, those things that are new to you won't freak you anymore and you will want natural things. Nigeria has nature 100%. Your old body won't like that cold anymore because it's not the nicest thing your knees and back wants to grow up to. No worry, I give you time, just 10 years, you go see life and you go know wetin good for you.


If I was going to look at the topic objectively, factors I will consider are healthcare access and quality, public health spending, availability of medical professionals, disease burden, maternal and infant mortality, nutrition and food security, access to clean water and sanitation, environmental pollution, poverty and income inequality, education and literacy levels, preventive care and immunization coverage, lifestyle behaviors, road safety, crime and violence, political stability and governance, housing and urbanization conditions, climate-related health risks, and emergency response capacity. However, this is simply complex datasets we look at when life is all about nature. If I compare US to Canada, there will be more deaths in US for a simple reason, they are ~x10 the population of Canada. Where you have more people, there's likely to be more deaths. It's human survival instinct and how too many people cause problems. Canada is bigger than US yet people in Lagos and Ogun can fit into Canada's current population. That should tell you something.

Our climate is totally different from them but when it comes to food, Nigeria 100%. You don't wonder how you get banana everyday and you are happy because you see banana every day? You don't know they import those things? You want to cheat nature? You no wan fall when e snow? You want to remain indoors forever under heater or AC in summer when there's extreme heat pass Kano Sunshine? Ọmọ, you go wise soon. Your knees will tell you. Give it time.

I eat better food and live better here in Nigeria than Canada. Foods are cheaper here and eat fresh fruits everyday. I buy a big avocado for N500. The biggest gain for me is the Nigerian weather, I always dream of Nigeria while in Canada and absolutely detested the Canadian weather.

osuofia2:
You just de run mouth anyhow without making any sense, do you dispute the 55 years average age for Nigerian?

Have you been to Canada? Ever been on an international plane?

I gave birth to children at foothills hospital in Alberta, I raised kids from grade one to twelve in the Canadian educational system, i bought and sold houses in Canada, attended Universities there, registered and ran three businesses in Alberta. I can easily lecture op of this thread about Canada and I was the one guiding people like him when they recently arrived in Canada.
Trust me when I tell you after 10 years, OP will start seeing thing clearer, I was very much excited about Canada and vowed never to return to Nigeria.

The only thing they have better than Nigeria is their healthcare system, nothing more!!

Our foods are far more natural. It is only in the last 20 years that we started eating inorganic foods like noodles, pizza, shawarma etc

QuinQ:
So what was Nigeria's life expectancy before all these preservatives came onboard?
You talk as if they don't have corrupt people over there or knock-off importations from China.
See list of preservatives

nigeria’s life expectancy was low. Most children didn’t get to 1-3 years old. Women gave birth to 10 plus children and few survived to adulthood. Basic illnesses and diseases were sometimes linked to juju. In 1951 life expectancy was 31 in Nigeria

Nnamdipapa:
I eat better food and live better here in Nigeria than Canada. Foods are cheaper here and eat fresh fruits everyday. I buy a big avocado for N500. The biggest gain for me is the Nigerian weather, I always dream of Nigeria while in Canada and absolutely detested the Canadian weather.

Foods are cheap because nigerians disregard hygiene , you think you are eating good food not knowing you are accumulating all sorts of malware in your body.


The weather in nigeria is totally turd, south africa is the better place in africa with actual good weather. Canada is best for people who value independence and being introverted.

Kaczynski:
Foods are cheap because nigerians disregard hygiene , you think you are eating good food not knowing you are accumulating all sorts of malware in your body.


The weather in nigeria is totally turd, south africa is the better place in africa with actual good weather. Canada is best for people who value independence and being introverted.

You think you understand better than me? What about GMO food in Canada? Fruits that are tampered with? I have seen things with my own eyes both Nigeria and abroad and able to make well informed decision.

I am not asking discouraging people from traveling abroad or seeking better lives abroad and , I am not saying Nigeria is the best country in the world. At this point in time, Nigeria is the best place for me and my family and, if I ever have to leave Nigeria again, it would be to another African country.