A nutritionist in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Prof. Henrietta Ene-Obong, has called for the establishment of Home Economics and Nutrition Extension agents across the country to curtail the menace of malnutrition.
She noted that the agents would function much like agricultural extension officers in the nutrition space. “Home economics and nutrition extension agents would be in the best position to simplify the nutrition message and bring it to the people to bring about the desired outcome in behaviour from the citizenry,” she said.
The nutritionist explained that proteins are made up of amino acids, which are the building blocks of the body tissues, hence they are found throughout the body.
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