Yuletide: Don warns against excess consumption of fruit juices, ice creams

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A researcher and Professor of Biochemical Toxicology, Polycarp Okafor, has cautioned against excessive consumption of fruit juices and ice cream during the yuletide, especially by children under five years.

Okafor, a Lecturer at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike , gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Umuahia, the Abia State capital Saturday.

Quoting the World Health Organization , Okafor revealed children under five years of age carry 40 per cent of the food-borne disease burden with 125,000 deaths every year.

 

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