Background: Adequate physical activity enhances sound health, while inactivity often leads to adv... more Background: Adequate physical activity enhances sound health, while inactivity often leads to adverse health conditions that undermine the overall quality of life. Objective: To assess the pattern of physical activity (PA), including domains, sub-types and levels among adults in two states in Southern Nigeria. Methods: In a descriptive, cross-sectional study, the International PA Questionnaire was used to obtain information from 1320 adults aged 20 to 64. Activity scores, reported in metabolic equivalents (METs), in minutes/week (METs-minutes/week), were computed for work-related, domestic/garden-related, transport-related, leisure time-related PA (LTPA) domains, and activity sub-types – walking, vigorous-intensity and moderate-intensity PA. Results: The median values for total, work-related, domestic/garden-related, transport-related and LTPA were 4306.0 METs-minutes/week, 1510.0 METs-minutes/week, 915.0 METs-minutes/week, 396.0 METs-minutes/week and 0.0 METs-minutes/week, respecti...
Consumption of high Glycemic Index (GI) foods is a risk factor for increasing prevalence of diabe... more Consumption of high Glycemic Index (GI) foods is a risk factor for increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM). The extent of variation in starch digestibility and GI of Yam varieties and products is not yet fully understood. This study was therefore designed to evaluate in vitro and in vivo Glycemic Index properties of commonly consumed products prepared from varieties of White Yam. Four products (boiled, fried, pounded yam, and Amala) were prepared from 5 common varieties of Yam and evaluated for Digestible Starch (DS) and Resistant Starch (RS). Based on results, two products-pounded yam and Amala-were processed from three of the most popular varieties. Analysis of Rapidly Digestible Starch (RDS), Slowly Digestible Starch (SDS), and estimated in vitro GI (eGI) were then carried out in this stage. Glycemic Index (GI) of these products consumed by apparently healthy young adults were also determined. Variety Amula had highest DS in Amala (19.1/100 g) and pounded Yam (20.4/100 g)...
The negative impact of stunting and severe underweight on cognitive neurodevelopment of children ... more The negative impact of stunting and severe underweight on cognitive neurodevelopment of children is well documented; however, the effect of overweight/obesity is still unclear. The 2018 Global Nutrition Report reported that stunting and overweight concurrently affect 189 million children worldwide. As existing reviews discuss undernutrition and overweight/obesity separately, this scoping review aims to document the impact of mild/moderate and severe underweight, stunting, and overweight/obesity among children aged 0–60 months on their cognitive neurodevelopmental trajectories. Twenty-six articles were analysed to extract significant information from literature retrieved from PubMed and Cochrane databases published from 1 January 2009 to 31 October 2019. Length gain is associated with cognitive neurodevelopment in normo-nourished and stunted children aged under 24 months. Among stunted children, it seems that cognitive and neurodevelopmental deficits can potentially be recovered befo...
Nigerian journal of physiological sciences : official publication of the Physiological Society of Nigeria, 2013
Several factors, including nutritional status and dietary pattern are paramount to optimum perfor... more Several factors, including nutritional status and dietary pattern are paramount to optimum performance among athletes. Notwithstanding, risky behaviours that limit or impair athletic performance are widely prevalent among athletes; these include excessive weight reduction and inappropriate dietary practices. This study was conducted to provide information on the nutritional status and dietary pattern of athletes in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. This was a cross sectional descriptive study, involving 207 athletes aged 17 to 40 years in Ibadan. Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometric indices: Body Mass Index (BMI) and percentage body fat (%BF). BMI was calculated from weight and height measurements and %BF was estimated from the sum of skin-fold thickness at 4 sites (triceps, biceps, sub-scapular and supra-iliac skin-folds). Dietary pattern was assessed by food habits and food frequency questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted to describe and examin...
There is a dearth of information on nutrient data for cooked/ prepared foods and their nutrient r... more There is a dearth of information on nutrient data for cooked/ prepared foods and their nutrient retention factors in Nigeria. This study determined the cooked yield and nutrient retention factors of commonly consumed staple foods in South-West Nigeria. Proximate and mineral analysis were carried out on the raw and the cooked samples of the following staple foods: Fermented Cassava Flour ( elubo lafun in Yoruba) (FCF), Yam Flour ( elubo isu in Yoruba) (YF), Garri (Gr), Cowpea (CwP) and Rice (Rc). Cooked yield and true retention values of the nutrients analysed were also calculated. Crude protein content in raw samples was highest in CwP (33.5g/100g), metabolisable energy ranged from 342.3 kcal/100g in CwP to 350.0 kcal/100g in Rc; calcium and iron content was highest in Gr. In the cooked samples, crude protein ranged from 0.2g/100g in Gr to 9.3g/100g in CwP, metabolisable energy ranged from 101.5 kcal/100g in Gr to 119.2 kcal/100 g in CwP, calcium content was between 3.3 mg/100 g in ...
Abstract: A set of activities collectively called ‘Child Survival Strategies ’ (CSS) have been de... more Abstract: A set of activities collectively called ‘Child Survival Strategies ’ (CSS) have been demonstrated to reduce morbidity and mortality in the under-5 year old children. But Under-5 mortality has been consistently high in the past ten years in Nigeria and whether this was due to lack of knowledge or practice of these strategies is not known. It was therefore necessary to evaluate mothers ’ knowledge and practice of these activities. A descriptive cross-sectional study of nursing mothers and their children attending well-baby clinics in Ibadan was designed. Two hundred and forty nursing mothers and their children were recruited from three types of well baby clinics (university teaching hospital, state maternity hospital and primary care health centers) in the Ibadan North local government area of Oyo state, Nigeria. Interviewer-administered questionnaire were used to obtain information from mothers about knowledge and practice of breast-feeding, childhood immunizations, oral re...
Background: Adequate physical activity enhances sound health, while inactivity often leads to adv... more Background: Adequate physical activity enhances sound health, while inactivity often leads to adverse health conditions that undermine the overall quality of life. Objective: To assess the pattern of physical activity (PA), including domains, sub-types and levels among adults in two states in Southern Nigeria. Methods: In a descriptive, cross-sectional study, the International PA Questionnaire was used to obtain information from 1320 adults aged 20 to 64. Activity scores, reported in metabolic equivalents (METs), in minutes/week (METs-minutes/week), were computed for work-related, domestic/garden-related, transport-related, leisure time-related PA (LTPA) domains, and activity sub-types – walking, vigorous-intensity and moderate-intensity PA. Results: The median values for total, work-related, domestic/garden-related, transport-related and LTPA were 4306.0 METs-minutes/week, 1510.0 METs-minutes/week, 915.0 METs-minutes/week, 396.0 METs-minutes/week and 0.0 METs-minutes/week, respecti...
Consumption of high Glycemic Index (GI) foods is a risk factor for increasing prevalence of diabe... more Consumption of high Glycemic Index (GI) foods is a risk factor for increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM). The extent of variation in starch digestibility and GI of Yam varieties and products is not yet fully understood. This study was therefore designed to evaluate in vitro and in vivo Glycemic Index properties of commonly consumed products prepared from varieties of White Yam. Four products (boiled, fried, pounded yam, and Amala) were prepared from 5 common varieties of Yam and evaluated for Digestible Starch (DS) and Resistant Starch (RS). Based on results, two products-pounded yam and Amala-were processed from three of the most popular varieties. Analysis of Rapidly Digestible Starch (RDS), Slowly Digestible Starch (SDS), and estimated in vitro GI (eGI) were then carried out in this stage. Glycemic Index (GI) of these products consumed by apparently healthy young adults were also determined. Variety Amula had highest DS in Amala (19.1/100 g) and pounded Yam (20.4/100 g)...
The negative impact of stunting and severe underweight on cognitive neurodevelopment of children ... more The negative impact of stunting and severe underweight on cognitive neurodevelopment of children is well documented; however, the effect of overweight/obesity is still unclear. The 2018 Global Nutrition Report reported that stunting and overweight concurrently affect 189 million children worldwide. As existing reviews discuss undernutrition and overweight/obesity separately, this scoping review aims to document the impact of mild/moderate and severe underweight, stunting, and overweight/obesity among children aged 0–60 months on their cognitive neurodevelopmental trajectories. Twenty-six articles were analysed to extract significant information from literature retrieved from PubMed and Cochrane databases published from 1 January 2009 to 31 October 2019. Length gain is associated with cognitive neurodevelopment in normo-nourished and stunted children aged under 24 months. Among stunted children, it seems that cognitive and neurodevelopmental deficits can potentially be recovered befo...
Nigerian journal of physiological sciences : official publication of the Physiological Society of Nigeria, 2013
Several factors, including nutritional status and dietary pattern are paramount to optimum perfor... more Several factors, including nutritional status and dietary pattern are paramount to optimum performance among athletes. Notwithstanding, risky behaviours that limit or impair athletic performance are widely prevalent among athletes; these include excessive weight reduction and inappropriate dietary practices. This study was conducted to provide information on the nutritional status and dietary pattern of athletes in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. This was a cross sectional descriptive study, involving 207 athletes aged 17 to 40 years in Ibadan. Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometric indices: Body Mass Index (BMI) and percentage body fat (%BF). BMI was calculated from weight and height measurements and %BF was estimated from the sum of skin-fold thickness at 4 sites (triceps, biceps, sub-scapular and supra-iliac skin-folds). Dietary pattern was assessed by food habits and food frequency questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted to describe and examin...
There is a dearth of information on nutrient data for cooked/ prepared foods and their nutrient r... more There is a dearth of information on nutrient data for cooked/ prepared foods and their nutrient retention factors in Nigeria. This study determined the cooked yield and nutrient retention factors of commonly consumed staple foods in South-West Nigeria. Proximate and mineral analysis were carried out on the raw and the cooked samples of the following staple foods: Fermented Cassava Flour ( elubo lafun in Yoruba) (FCF), Yam Flour ( elubo isu in Yoruba) (YF), Garri (Gr), Cowpea (CwP) and Rice (Rc). Cooked yield and true retention values of the nutrients analysed were also calculated. Crude protein content in raw samples was highest in CwP (33.5g/100g), metabolisable energy ranged from 342.3 kcal/100g in CwP to 350.0 kcal/100g in Rc; calcium and iron content was highest in Gr. In the cooked samples, crude protein ranged from 0.2g/100g in Gr to 9.3g/100g in CwP, metabolisable energy ranged from 101.5 kcal/100g in Gr to 119.2 kcal/100 g in CwP, calcium content was between 3.3 mg/100 g in ...
Abstract: A set of activities collectively called ‘Child Survival Strategies ’ (CSS) have been de... more Abstract: A set of activities collectively called ‘Child Survival Strategies ’ (CSS) have been demonstrated to reduce morbidity and mortality in the under-5 year old children. But Under-5 mortality has been consistently high in the past ten years in Nigeria and whether this was due to lack of knowledge or practice of these strategies is not known. It was therefore necessary to evaluate mothers ’ knowledge and practice of these activities. A descriptive cross-sectional study of nursing mothers and their children attending well-baby clinics in Ibadan was designed. Two hundred and forty nursing mothers and their children were recruited from three types of well baby clinics (university teaching hospital, state maternity hospital and primary care health centers) in the Ibadan North local government area of Oyo state, Nigeria. Interviewer-administered questionnaire were used to obtain information from mothers about knowledge and practice of breast-feeding, childhood immunizations, oral re...
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