I-nutrition: This time it’s personal

I-nutrition: This time it’s personal: Personalised nutrition is emerging fast – as technologies like gene mapping and smartphones offer the potential for people to optimise nutrition, live healthier lives and reduce the burden of chronic disease like obesity and diabetes.

Peed piper: Urine fine to define dietary kind

Peed piper: Urine fine to define dietary kind: Researchers in Britain have developed a urine test which can distinguish between different diets, potentially allowing a person’s health to be assessed more effectively than through food surveys.

Mls over pills: Are drinks a tastier way to take your vitamins?

Mls over pills: Are drinks a tastier way to take your vitamins?: Move over large, bland multivitamin pills; energy juices and smoothies are becoming the preferred method of getting your daily quota in Asia, but is Europe following its lead?

Cracking cognition: Moderate egg consumption may boost certain brain functions

Cracking cognition: Moderate egg consumption may boost certain brain functions: Eating eggs can improve aspects of cognition, according to research that also concludes neither high intake of cholesterol or eggs are associated with an increased risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

Fruit & veg flavonoids prevent unhealthy fat build-up: Twin study

Fruit & veg flavonoids prevent unhealthy fat build-up: Twin study: Flavonoid-rich foods appear to alter body composition as UK researchers tie in a higher intake of anthocyanins, flavonols and proanthocyanidins with a lower body fat mass.

Traffic lockdown on third mainland bridge.

Traffic lockdown on third mainland bridge. The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) commenced rehabilitation on it on Monday, and there was little or no hassle.However, some of the trucks belonging to the agency parked right in the middle of the road inward Lagos Island on Friday, forcing vehicles to share two of the five lanes. As of 1:30pm, the traffic had extended beyond the Iyano-Oworo axis of the bridge to Seven Up towards the Old Toll Gate, Ojota, Anthony, and other parts of the city.continue

Benue Government gives land as cattle routes.

Benue Government gives land as cattle routes.Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has provided land in Agatu Local Government Area of the state for use as cattle routes. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of a two-day meeting between Ortom, the Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, Chief of Agatu, Godwin Onah, and Fulani Agatu, Ardo Boderi Tuja in Makurdi on Thursday. The communiqué, which was signed by the community representatives, said that both parties had agreed to give peace a chance and forgive one another. Reading the communiqué, Ortom said both parties agreed to designate Oguto Adanyi-Ogumagbo-Bagana as cattle routes in Agatu local government. “The dedicated routes agreed by both parties for movement of cattle are Oguto -Adanyi- Ogumagbo-Bagana. The above privilege is only granted to indigenous Fulani herdsmen, who were known to the Agatu people before the crisis.continue