Nigeria: Common belief protein is reserved for the rich untrue, myth — Expert

A Nutrition and Media expert, Goddie Ofose, has described as untrue and a myth, the common belief, especially among Nigerians, that protein is for the affluent, due to its cost.

Ofose, in a paper titled: ‘From Farm to Feast: The Protein Advantage for Every Nigerian’, argued that rather than being seen it as reserved for the highly privileged, with the right choices, proteinous diets should be within the reach of every family.

He described protein as the foundation of growth and…