In a nation where 12.3 million children under five bear the weight of chronic malnutrition, Nigerian nutrition experts are offering a quiet but urgent reorientation of household priorities: the money spent on biscuits and sweetened drinks could instead purchase one of nature's most complete foods. The egg, humble and affordable relative to its nutritional depth, has become a symbol of what is possible when spending habits align with biological need. Nigeria's rank as second in the world for childhood stunting gives this dietary counsel the gravity of a public health imperative, not merely a su
Nutritionists urge parents to prioritize eggs over sugary snacks for child development
12.3 million Nigerian children suffer from chronic malnutrition, with 300,000 at immediate risk of death from preventable nutritional deficiencies.