*1Olanrewaju O.I., 2Dele-Olawumi Bukola, 3Odunuga B.A, and 3Odugbemi, B.A 1Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State. 2Nutrition and Dietetics Department, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti 3Community Health Department, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ilese, Ogun state *Correspondence Author: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: The association between excess weight and cardio-metabolic disease is widely recognized by the …
Njoku Helen. A.,Ene-Obong Henrieta. N. and Ejeagbasi, Clara. N. 1Department of Food Science and Technology, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria 2Department of Biochemistry (Nutrition and Dietetics unit), University of Calabar. Cross River State, Nigeria 3Department of Home Economics, College of Education (Technical), Enugu, Enugu State Nigeria Corresponding author: 1Helen Amaka Njoku; Phone: 08037745483; Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: Maternal …