Mothers in Nigeria have been counselled to give good nutrition to their growing children so as to ensure sound intellectual and physical growth. The wife of Lagos State governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, who gave the advice yesterday in Lagos while declaring open the 10th Nutritional Seminar of Frieslandcampina Wamco Nigeria, at Oregun, Ikeja, said some mothers are either not sure of what nutrition to give to their children or completely unaware of this significant period of a child’s life.
She said that the first five years of a child’s life was the most critical that sets the stage for the child’s intellectual development, lifelong health, as well as vulnerability.
According to her, “Certainly, the brain development and mental health of a child is essential and it should never be neglected. Science reveals that there is no other period of a child’s life when nutrition has such profound impact as compared to the first five years of a child’s life. This is a critical period that sets the stage for a child’s intellectual development, lifelong health, a period of enormous potentials as well as vulnerability,” Mrs. Ambode said.
Ambode said the theme of the seminar; “Physical Growth and Brain Development of the Nigerian Child: The Challenge of Our Time”, was apt, just as she urged healthcare practitioners to deploy the knowledge acquired from the seminar in their daily practice, she commended the company for its nutritional brands which have become household names in Nigeria.
In his welcome address, Rahul Colaco, the managing director, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc, reiterated the company’s commitment to quality diary nutrition, part of which includes providing adequate up to date researched information on child nutrition, thereby helping to reduce the incidences of malnutrition amongst women and children in Nigeria.
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