Over 2 millions die globally every year due to consumption of much salt, Says Soludo

 

AWKA, Anambra – The Wife of Anambra state governor Dr  Mrs Nonye Soludo has stated that more than two million people die annually due to over consumption of salt across the world.

Mrs Soludo  stated this while flagging off the Walk For Life programme organised by the Ultimate Business Women and Farmers Association of Nigeria (UBWFAN) in Awka Anambra state. She  advised all ages to reduce their  rate of salt consumption during meals.  Soludo also appealed to members of the association to take a clue from this report and regulate the intake of sodium based foods.

According to her ,the report is contained in research carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO), and stressed  the need to reduce the high level of mortality rate in the country which caused much intake of salt.

She noted that while salt is an important ingredient for food, consuming it more than the recommended  leads to serious health problems.

Speaking earlier, the Guest Speaker at the occasion, the  Commissioner for  Agriculture Dr Forster Ihejiofor noted that there are need for three to ten minutes regular exercise everyday to   help  prolong lives and eradicate diseases that normally occur when one doesn’t exercise regularly

Ihejiofor also observed that since there is life in the blood, there is need to clean the blood stream through regular exercise and healthy dieting.

Also speaking the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council Dr Odogwu Emeka Odogwu represented by the State Treasurer of the council, Comrade Ogemdi Ozoemenam appreciated the organisation for keying into regular exercise and eating healthy food.

He noted that, the programme was  inline with NUJ’s vision for healthy journalists so that men of the pen profession can stay healthy in doing their job of holding the government accountable and responsible to the people as contained in section 22 of the 1999 Constitution.

 National President of the association, Mrs. Nkiru Nwagbo  applauded the Governor’s wife for leading a campaign of change in trying to make healthy living a household norm in the State.

“The Walk for Life project of our organisation is one out of many programmes of UBWFAN aimed at lending support to the women who are in business as well as those in farming. This time, we are concerned not only about their physical well being but their mental strength.

“We believe that a healthy body transmits stability to the mind and the result is predictably, success in every aspect of life. This explains why we consider physical exercise a critical step towards the empowerment of women, including the vulnerable ones among us . It is our hope that our members will leave here, not only physically ready to cope with the challenges of life but psychologically  and mentally equipped to run the race of life with renewed energy and vigour”

“This year’s programme with the theme, “EAT WELL AND LIVE LONG”  was picked as a quick response to those who are still in doubt as regards the critical role good feeding and exercise play in the overall well-being of women” she said.