The Criterion sensitises Muslim women on family nutrition

About 80 Muslim women have benefited from a one-day workshop on family nutrition and health organised by The Criterion, an organisation of Muslim women in business and the profession, Oyo District.

The programme, held at the secretariat of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), Iwo Road, Ibadan, had in attendance, participants drawn from the academia, health, education and public and private sector.

Addressing the participants, a nutritionist at the Oyo State Ministry of Health, Dr Khadijat Alarape, stressed the need for women to be conscious of what they consume as uncontrolled food intake could lead to avoidable health challenges.

She said cleanliness was essential as it remained a most potent way to prevent diseases.

A retired nurse, Mrs Dhikrat Akanbi, said women should cultivate the habit of giving balanced diet to their families as one’s intakes would serve as a defensive mechanism in times of sickness.

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A lecturer at the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, Dr Morufat Balogun, emphasised the need for government to prevent food wastage through preservation mechanism.

She urged women to cultivate home garden which she said could minimise hunger.

The Amirah of The Criterion, Alhaja Falilat Olatunji, said the event was organised to sensitise Muslim women on how best to sustain the family through balanced diet and healthy living.

Apart from weight test, participants were counselled on food consumption pattern and need for adjustment.

The theme of the workshop was “The Health of the Ummah.”