
In 1860 cottonseed oil was garbage, in 1870 it was fertilizer , in 1880 it was cattle feed and table food in 1890. Health claims on food packaging were then unregulated and the manufacturers of the first refined vegetable oil (cottonseed oil) claimed that it was healthier than animal fats for digestion. These claims has contributed to an increase in consumption of refined vegetable oils, and for every two percent consumption of trans fat, there is a twenty three percent increased risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure e.t.c. This course will give you an in depth understanding on how this came about.
There is a growing epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Nigeria today, 43.5% of Nigerians suffer from CKD, whilst 90% are unaware that they even have the disease.