Tuesday 22nd October, 2019
By
Morkporkpor Anku, GNA
Accra, Oct. 22, GNA
– Mr Benjamin Adjei, the Assistant Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
Representative to Ghana, has said eating in company was important to one’s health
and that of the children.
According to Mr
Adjei, researchers have linked this with lower rates of obesity and eating
disorders in youth.
Mr Adjei was
addressing staff of FAO and other stakeholders as part of the World Food Day
after an event dubbed: “Healthy Diet for a Good Life Walk” to create awareness
on the need for healthy diets.
This year, the FAO
Regional Office for Africa and the FAO Country Office is holding the event on
the slogan: “Our Actions are our future. Healthy diets for a #ZeroHunger
world.”
He called on
Ghanaians to eat plenty of fresh, seasonal vegetables and fruits daily and add
more beans, nuts and whole grins to their diets.
The Assistant FAO
Representative to Ghana appealed to Ghanaians to diversify their diet by adding
traditional , locally grown and seasonal foods and support biodiversity,
“They are great
sources of protein and cheaper too. They are also kinder on our plant”, he
added.
Mr Adjei advised
staff to try and switch from “white” refined foods to their brown and much more
nutritious equivalents (brown rice, whole-meal flour and bread) among others.
“Think about good
fats. Not all fats are bad. But unsaturated fats that are found in fish, nuts
and in sunflower are part of a healthy diet,” he said.
GNA
