hmmm, very interesting comments indeed,

u've been dating a guy on and off for like 5 years. in your 4th year, he travels abroad and u guys break up for some silly reason. he comes back to the country in your 5th year and wants to get back again, meanwhile, u have moved on and started dating someone else, he keeps on pestering you and after much resistance, you finally agree, break up with the other guy, convinced that he is really serious about u. , everything is all chummy, sweetness and cream, he goes on and on about how he wants to get married to u and asks u at every opportunity if u have made up ur mind about marrying him too, so u think, he's all yours, until mother luck shines on him and he gets a better paying job, moves away to stay somewhere closer to work, and then suddenly things change, u wonder why and ask him and he tells u its just pressure of work and all dat, u take his word for it and continue being your usual loving self, however, u r also working so u dont really have that much time too and well, it was much easier getting to see each other when u were both staying in the same area, so maybe u dont see for like two weeks, n then weeks becomes months, u try to make moves so that you can see but he keeps bluffing, saying he's busy at work or has to travel or has one engagement on the other, generally making excuses, u call, he wont pick up his calls or return ur call especially during the weekend, u text, he wont reply or acknowledge, u make plans to see, he wont just show up n wont even have the decency to tell u he wont be able to make it, u call him up and tell him you arent happy with his behaviour, he tells u he has no comment, u eventually give up and conclude he's no longer interested but doesnt know how to tell u, so u leave him to his own devices and dont call for like a week, he then says that u r acting like u r just platonic friends, n wats wrong with u, well, u eventually talk things out n make up but two days later, its back to d same old thing, wat on heart is a girl supposed to do

note: sahara invitation for mt programme was for a pre-assessment screening exercise.

rumour has it that it is not a test but an interview.

there will be four panelists who will ask questions on a variety of questions.

it might also help to know something about the company.

i got a call this morning from 180, from a lady who said she's from Mactay Consulting, and that they are recruiting for a Nigerian telecommunications company. she asked me a series of questions like what do i do presently, what nigerian language do i speak, qualities of a customer service agent, etc. she also said the call was an interview, sequel to my application as customer service agent. n they will get back to me soonest. did anybody get a similar phone call?

@salsera

weight = 60 kg

height = 1.71 m

height² = 1.71 x 1.71 = 2.9241 m²

BMI (kg/m²) = Weight (kg) / Height² (m) ²

BMI (kg/m²) = 60 / 2.9241 = 20.5 kg/m²

when compared with the reference standard, your bmi falls in the normal range.

your ideal weight is: 54 kg- 72.8 kg.

i have actually visited that website but since you insist on me reading the book, then here"s my postal address: P.O. BOX 2842, AGEGE, LAGOS.

thank you.

rstl4sale

it seems to me u r d one wit a vested interest.

i only give information on what i know, and i havent been referring people to visit any website, buy any book or contact any persons.

i dont necessarily have to agree with u on ur views, u r entitled to urs and i am entitled to mine!

@xaneth

weight = 65 kg

height = 5ft 6 inches = 5.6 x 0.3048 = 1.70 m

height² =  1.70 x 1.70 = 2.89 m²

BMI (kg/m²) = Weight (kg) / Height² (m) ²

BMI (kg/m²) = 65 / 2.89 = 22.4kg/m²

when compared with the reference standard, your bmi falls in the normal range.

@JESU-SEUN,

if u want to add weight, then u need a more holistic approach than just taking raw egg and milk.

it may not be really necessary or advisable for u to gain weight if you weight is in the normal range in relation to ur height. there is a simple calculation called BMI which can help u make a choice on if u need to gain weight or maintain ur current weight.

beleive me, it is easier to gain the weight than to lose it so be careful.

another thing u can do is check your body mass index, bmi. if u check the health board, u will see the post. there is an explanation on how to calculate it by urself. if u cant, i will be happy to calculate it for u. just reply wit ur weight and height.

peachtree is an accounting software!

u can buy the software, if you have it installed on your system, then go to help and it will bring out a whole lot of topics. by the time u work it down to the end, u'll be a guru.

davidylan:

What has this got to do with chronic kidney failure?

@Rlst84sale

i think you should be careful with the advise you're giving so thet YOU don't end up confusing people. i can't really understand why you have such affinity for that website and the hallelujah diet. you're entitled to it but stop making out like it is the solution to every and all problems on the surface of d earth!

@ topic
i think the intent of the poster was to solicit for funds to help this young nigerian girl. do take time out to read the attached link of the sun newspapers which has the full story. her doctors have recommended a transplant and treatment for her, and what they need is money. her treatment would cost about 1.5 million naira and her parents can't afford the money. they don't even have the money.

i can tell u that all types of food undergo one form of processing or the other, either to make it more palatable, to increase the nutrient content, for preservation, and also to destroy pathogens, germs and anti nutrients. i can assure you that food processing is essential and food companies adhere to world guidelines and regulatory bodies regulations.

even foods from plant sources undergo processing and heating. for instance, corn is a plant product and cereals are derived from it. this corn undergoes a lot of processes before it is made into semovita, cornflakes and other cereal products. because it is lacking in some nutrients(it provides mainly carbohydrates), the milling companies add vitamin a, iron and other nutrients to it to increase the nutrient content. these processes are carried out at high temperature degrees(i don't know the exact temperatures since i am not a food technologist but it might even be as high as the 170 degrees u have been quoting). but it might even be as high as the 170 degrees u have been quoting). Food also contains some anti-nutrients and needs to undergo processing to remove these anti-nutrients. For example, cassava contains cyanide, which is toxic. Cassava is then processed to remove the cyanide content. So many other food substances contain antinutrients, not only cassava.

den let us now address pathogens, bacteria, germs, pesticides, herbicides and germicides, fertilizers used in plant production and in farms where our food substances are gotten from. All these compounds and germs need to be destroyed by one form of processing or the other be it by milling, by heating, freezing, cryoprocessing, etc.

I must say that I don’t really understand your point. Are u saying we should completely stay off foods that are from animal origin because it undergoes processing? Or that they are the cause of all these incurable diseases like hypertension, cancer, diabetes?

Then let me explain the aetiology of disease to you,

Diseases are caused by many factors. Some of these factors includes genes and genetic mutilations, physiological and metabolic imbalances, pathogens/viruses/infective agents, lifestyle patterns, dietary patterns, etc. it will be wrong to assume that diet is the cause of all diseases. There are some diseases that are related to diet and diet may aggravate such conditions but it doesn’t necessarily mean that the diet of that person caused the diabetes.

Lets use diabetes as a case study. Simply put, diabetes is mainly the inability of the body to regulate blood sugar. Blood sugar is controlled by two hormones working simultaneously, mainly insulin and glucagon. When there is an imbalance in their function, diabetes may result. This means that hormonal imbalance may be the cause of the disease. Now these hormones are produced or secreted by glands in the body, mainly the pancreas. The function of the pancreas is controlled by the central nervous system consisting of the brain, the hypothalamus and other organs. If there is a defect in the functioning of these organs, physiologic function is affected. Also obesity is a diet related disease and one of the complications of obesity is diabetes. Sometimes, diabetes is inherited, people can have a history of it affecting generations. We have genes being responsible in such case.

find attached the food guide pyramid. it is just a general food guideline and it is not a rigid prescription but everybody can use of it to make personal and healthy food choices to suit their needs.

the food guide pyramid is an outline of the types of food that you should be eating as part of your daily food intake.

it is built like a triangle, with a large base at the bottom and a thin area at the top.

it is also divided into sections. the six food groups are represented in the sections of the pyramid.

the size of each section of the pyramid is relative to the quantity of each food category that it represents and that should be consumed daily.

u can take ur eggs using any kind of cooking method so long as it doesnt irritate u. i do not eat fried eggs because it irritates me but i love boiled eggs.

but take into account that if you are using any other method of preparation other than boiling,u need to add a little hot water to egg before beating it or mixing it so as to destroy the avidin in it. in doubespeak, add the hot water before mixing the egg!

egg is a good source of protein and contains all the essentail amino acids and thats why we are actually advised by some people to take ONE egg per day.

milk is another source of protein containing other nutrients.

just watch ur intake of it and choose from the low fat choices.

also remember that our daily diets should include foods from the following food groups.

1. bread/cereals/pasta group

2. meat/ fish / poultry group

3. fats/ oils group

4. vegetables / legumes group

5. fruits group

6. milk/ yoghurt / cheese group

its important to watch intake of the foods we eat cus any food can actually be fattening if it is taken in more quantities than the body needs.

hannydarl, i wasnt entirely contradicting your post. i only gave an opinion on d uselessness or otherwise of raw eggs. and where i made a reference to ur post, i was only giving additional info!

notice my post: like hannydarl says, u actually need to add a little hot water to raw egg to destroy a chemical compound called avidin.

by the way, eggs do not necessarily contain bacteria unless the egg is spoilt or rotten. of which, the evidence of an egg being spoilt or rotten is visible once it has been broken because it will give a foul smell and u'd notice discoloration. the integrity of d egg yolk will also be cmpromised, and will be watery.

so whatever method u want to prepare and consume ur eggs, just watch out for those signs of spoilage.u also have to watch out for the signs of spoilage.

i wonder what d combination of the two would taste like! its not really bad anyway but u just have to watch d quantity and frequency u take both.

also, raw eggs are not useless. like hannydarl says, u actually need to add a little hot water to raw egg to destroy a chemical compound called avidin. This avidin is found in the egg white. biotin is found in the egg yolk. biotin is a form of vitamin b. when the egg white and egg yolk are mixed together, the avidin binds with the biotin and makes it unavailable as a nutrient. the remedy would be to either eat your eggs boiled or fry them poached since there wouldnt be any mixing involved. but if you want an omellette, or you want to take the egg raw, then u have to add a little hot water. it effectively destroys the avidin.

fruit juice is good for a diabetic patient but it is better to eat the fresh fruit because it contains fiber. Fiber is also known as roughage, fiber is the part of plant food your body cannot digest. Fiber relieves constipation, lowers blood cholesterol levels, and apparently slows down the rate of carbohydrate digestion, reducing carbohydrate-induced elevations of blood sugar. Increase your fiber intake by switching to whole-grain breads, cereals and crackers. Eat more vegetables -- raw and cooked. Instead of fruit juice, eat fresh, whole fruit.

Diet is a vital component in diabetic control program. It is important to maintain appropriate blood sugar (glucose) and blood fat (cholesterol and triglyceride) levels.
Basic Nutrition for People with Diabetes
Although foods contain many nutrients, it is easiest to categorize them in three groups: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
•Carbohydrate foods include bread, potatoes, rice, crackers, cookies, sugar, fruit, vegetables, and pasta. When digested, carbohydrates provide fuel for energy.
•Protein foods include meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, dried beans, and legumes. When digested, protein is used to build and repair your body. Some protein may also be used as fuel for energy.
•Fat foods include butter, margarine, cooking oil, cream, bacon, and nuts. When digested, fats are stored as fat cells or later used as fuel for energy.

You may use exchange lists to help you plan meals and snacks. Exchange lists are groups of foods that contain roughly the same mix of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and calories. There are six exchange lists:
1. Starches and Breads
2. Meats and Meat Substitutes
3. Vegetables
4. Fruits
5. Milk
6. Fats

You need foods from all six lists for complete nutrition. Foods on the exchange lists are familiar, everyday items you can buy at the market.Your meal plan should include carbohydrates, proteins and fats in amounts that will promote good diabetes control while providing adequate fuel for energy and building and repairing your body.

A dietitian can determine how many calories you need every day, and how they should be divided among types of food, by considering your height, weight, age, activity level, growth needs, metabolism, and general life style. For example, an active young person of normal weight needs more calories than an inactive older person or an overweight person.
Remember, if you eat more calories than you need to produce energy, the excess calories are stored as body fat.

Here are some tips for the diabetic patient.

1.Plan your meals so that you eat healthy food, not just whatever is easiest
2.Think before you eat instead of raiding the refrigerator every time you feel hungry.
3.Use a smaller plate, so that you can't heap on much more than you really want or need
4.Chew slowly and completely, savoring every mouthful, instead of packing in as much as you can as quickly as you can.
5.Cut down on meat. Eat more fish and poultry instead. When you do eat red meat, choose the leanest cuts. Roast, bake, or broil instead of frying. Trim the fat off meat and the skin off poultry, and avoid adding fat in cooking. 
6.Eliminate or cut down on high-fat foods like cold cuts, bacon, sausage, hot dogs, butter, margarine, nuts, and salad dressings.
7.Eat less ice cream, cheese, sour cream, cream, and other high-fat dairy products. Check for low-fat products. And drink skim or low-fat milk instead of whole milk.
8.Reduce sodium intake .Don't add salt in cooking, and try not to put salt on your food at the table. Cut down on high-salt foods like canned foods .Try to avoid fast-food restaurants.
9.Reduce sugar. Don't eat table sugar. If you're used to adding sugar to food beverage, substitute an artificial sweetener that has no calories, like saccharin or aspartame. Avoid honey, syrup, jam, jelly, candy, sweet rolls, regular gelatin, cake with icing, and pie. 
10.Make changes gradually. Don't try to do everything at once. It may take longer to accomplish your goals, but the changes you make will be permanent.
11.Learn how to Measure foods. Be careful about serving sizes, and learn to estimate the amount of food you are served when dining out. Measuring all the food you eat for a week or so will help you do this. Measure liquids with a measuring Cup. Use measuring spoons for smaller amounts of foods like oil, salad dressing, or peanut butter. You can use a scale to measure almost anything --especially meat, poultry, and fish.
12.Measure all foods after cooking. Some foods you buy uncooked will weigh less after you cook it. This is true of most meats. Starches often swell in cooking, so a small amount of uncooked starch can become a much larger amount of cooked food.
13. Learn how to read food labels.
14.Alcohol can cause control problems for people with diabetes. It can lower blood sugar by blocking the release of glycogen (stored glucose).

For instance, if my weight is 68kilogram, and my height is 5 feet 4 inches, I will have to convert the height measurement into meters.

The conversion factor is: multiply by 0.3048.

So my height in meters will be 5.4 x 0.3048 = 1.64592 m = 1.64 m

I will then find the square root of my height = 1.64 x 1.64 = 2.6896 m²

I will then substitute in the formula above to get my BMI.

BMI = 68 / 2.6896 = 25.28 kg/m².

My BMI is 25.28 kg/m² and when comparing to the reference standard, it shows that I am overweight and need to lose some weight.

So now that I know that I am overweight, what is my ideal weight range?

To get my ideal weight:

Remember that the normal and ideal range is 18.5 – 24.9 which means that my weight can fall in between these values.

18.5 is the lower limit while 24.9 is the upper limit.

I will simply rearrange the formula for BMI above and substitute for both the lower limit and the upper limit.

Weight (kg) = BMI (kg/m²) x Height² (m) ²

Weight = 18.5 x 2.6896 = 49.7 kg

Weight = 24.9 x 2.6896 = 66.9 kg

This means that my ideal weight is between 49 – 66 kg.

I have checked all the BMI calculator software I have and the sizes are all above 200KB so that means I cant post it here (unless Seun decides to increase the max allowance).

For people who might find this calculation cumbersome, just reply indicating your weight and height and I will calculate ur BMI and ideal weight range.

The formula:

BMI (kg/m²) = Weight (kg) / Height² (m) ²

The value obtained is then compared against the reference standard.

BMI (kg/m²) Classification.
<18.4                 Underweight
18.5 – 24.99   --- Normal weight
25.0 – 29.99   --- Overweight
30.0 – 34.99   --- Obesity Grade 1
35.0 – 39.99   --- Obesity Grade 2
>40.0        ---     Obesity Grade 3

i have been readinp posts from people who are conscious about their weight and want to become slimmer and i have this to contribute:
it is important to know if one is underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese before deciding one wants to lose weight.
there is a simple index called the body mass index, bmi. it measures the relationship between the weight and height of a person to determine the nutritional status of an individual.

i am attaching a software to this post, so that everybody can make use of this to know what category they fall into.

its simple to use, all u need to do is know your weight and your height and insert it in the appropraite space. the software will interprete the result for you.

choose the correct and same unit for weight and height. that is, if you are using imperial, then your weight must be in measured in pounds and your height in feet and inches.
if you are using metric measurements, then your weight should be in kilograms and your height in centimeters.

all the softwares are over 200KB.

so we'll have to do it manually with a calculator.

i have been readinp posts from people who are conscious about their weight and want to become slimmer and i have this to contribute:
it is important to know if one is underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese before deciding one wants to lose weight.
there is a simple index called the body mass index, bmi. it measures the relationship between the weight and height of a person to determine the nutritional status of an individual.

i am attaching a software to this post, so that everybody can make use of this to know what category they fall into.

its simple to use, all u need to do is know your weight and your height and insert it in the appropraite space. the software will interprete the result for you.

choose the correct and same unit for weight and height. that is, if you are using imperial, then your weight must be in measured in pounds and your height in feet and inches.
if you are using metric measurements, then your weight should be in kilograms and your height in centimeters.

i am not a food technologist so i cant really give info on d heating n processing of milk or food substances. however, i can tell u dat processed foods go through a lot of quality controls before they r allowed to go on stands for sale and they have to satisfy the regulatory body, even in Nigeria! lets also not forget that it is not only milk that is processed, even bread undergoes some form of processing!

also u may not compare the metabolic mechanism of zebras, buffalos, etc to that of humans. they are ruminant animals with four stomachs(if u catch my drift)!

I'm sorry to disappoint you but I do not work in a food processing or pharmaceutical company. my only interest is to pass along factual and correct info so that people can make informed decisions. I studied human nutrition n I know my onions.

All food substances, nutrients, antinutrients, water , n even drugs  undergo a metabolic process when consumed. they also produce byproducts which are excreted by the excretory system (which consists of the kidneys, liver and associated organs). God created us with an ecxretory system. Its the reason why we pass out feaces,
urinate, sweat, etc.  a problem may arise if the excretory system is unable to perform its functions and it could be a physiologic factor or it could be related to other factors. in such situations, medical attention and further investigation will be required.

Proteins are made up of amino acids. Amino acids are chemical compounds containing nitrogen, hydrogen. Uric acid is also made from nitrogenous substances. It would be wrong to just say that protein from animal sources will result in uric acid build up n should be avoided. Both plant and animal sources of protein will produce waste products of metabolism, which would normally and ordinarily be excreted from the body.

i havent heard anything about it. been wondering too.

for a woman who is breastfeeding exclusively, menstruation doesnt occur until she stops breastfeeding.
its a natural phenomenom.

i don't have d info about a woman who is not breastfeeding.

Milk is the body's main source of calcium, needed for growth and the repair of bones. Yogurt is also a good calcium source. Yogurt and dry or powdered milk products have different amounts of fat. Check labels for fat and calorie content. Milk is good to drink and can be added to cereal and other foods. Choose milk exchanges from the skim and very low-fat, low-fat, and whole-milk lists. Items on the whole-milk list contain much more fat than those on the skim and low-fat lists. Limit your choices from the whole-milk list as much as possible.
From a professional and personal point of view, I do not subscribe to completely cutting some particular groups of food from the diet. The only exception is for people who have diet related diseases and that category are placed on specialized diet which would try to compensate for the nutrients being lost from the excluded list and compensate for it through other sources.
Otherwise, I emphasize more on reducing and moderating intake and watching the calories to avoid obesity and other diet related diseases. Most food substances are beneficial with their own functions but too much of everything is bad.

There are various scientific means used to test the bioavailability, body utilization and quality of a protein and the amino acids that make up the protein. Some proteins are absorbed extremely well. An example of this is egg albumen. It has very high bio availability and contains all the essential amino acids. It is called a complete protein. It is a protein derived from animal source.

Another group of protein is called incomplete protein. An example of this protein is soya. It contains some essential amino acids but does not have trytophan. It is a protein derived from plant source. Often, proteins from plant sources are incomplete proteins and need to be combined with other sources of proteins in order to provide essential nutrients.

There is another group of protein called complementary protein. These proteins are lacking in one or more essential amino acids and can be combined with other proteins to give a complete protein. Animal protein and plant protein can be taken together to provide the essential amino acids needed for proper body functioning.

Protein sources include meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, yoghurt, cheese, dried beans, and legumes.

i will try to make this as elementary as possible:

Nutrition starts with eating food and drinking fluid. The body then breaks down the food and drink into respective nutrients. These nutrients travel down the body to be used where necessary. Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose or used as body fuel, protein is broken down into amino acids and fats are broken down into fatty acids. These nutrients are key nutrients and necessary for good health and proper body function. Adequate Nutrition is based on getting all the right balance of nutrients necessary for good health. Only eating some particular foods will not make you healthier.

Proteins are made up of chains of amino acids and are necessary for your body to build up enzymes, antibodies and hemoglobin. When you eat protein, your body breaks it down into amino acids and then tries to reassemble them into other configurations to make other proteins for use around the body. There are about 20 amino acids which the body needs daily. Eight of them are essential and must be included in the diet daily. This is because the body cannot synthesize them or produce them. The other 12 amino acids are non essential and can be synthesized from other proteins. So if you are consuming protein and miss out on those containing essential amino acids for long periods of time, then you stand the risk of getting malnourished.

I think we should be careful with the kind of information we pass around and what we read on the internet because not everything is correct. People give misinformation, or incomplete information to make their product seem like it is the best. I have checked the hallelujah website and while it contains some information, it is not the whole truth of the matter. That diet may work for some people, and may not work for others. People, please make informed choices about your health. I also do not believe in fad diets but in lifestyle changes, which are more permanent and give better results in the long run.

i just read the editorial in the punch newspapers

and at times like this, i most certainly do not want to be a muslim or be associated with ISLAM.

its really a sad sad story

and it amazes me how some people can take a life that they didnot and can never create.

hey, you can do something about this. I am a nutritionist n i can help you out wit a friendly and workable diet and exercise plan.

your weight is 95 kg, right? i need to know what your height is so dat i can calculate your BMI and how much kg you need to lose.

that will be the first step.

i will still need to get some other data, particularly your activity level.

also send me your email address so dat i can send d diet plan to u.

n not to worry, no charges for this!