Preference and Consumption Pattern of Fruits and Nuts in Nigeria

Fruits are packed with anti-oxidants which helps prevents a lot of cancers. Nuts are known to contain essential nutrients that improves cardiovascular health. Over the years, incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases as been on the rise because consumption of fruits and nuts as reduced drastically. Diseases such as cancers, hypertension and diabetes are a global killer.Hence, this study assessed the consumption pattern and preference of fruits and nuts in Nigeria. It also assessed the allergic reactions to preferred fruits and nuts as a hindrance to consumption pattern and preference.

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Omigbile Olamide is a public health specialist with keen interest in the area of nutrition and environmental health. A researcher of repute, he as been published in a peer reviewed journal.He as also been selected to present abstracts at international conferences.