Awareness And Health Implications Of Dietary Motifs Of Selected Christians In Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

To a large extent, the decision on what to eat at a given time results from a variety of assumptions. Christians share a diversity of parlance in relation to dietary motivation and choices all stemming from certain biblical convictions and other
socio-economic factors. However, while individual Christians are free to make their daily dietary choices, these choices are not devoid of adverse implications. From an empirical viewpoint, the study examined the various assumptions that inform the dietary habits of Christians in Ilishan-Remo, their awareness of dietrelated health risks, the implications of certain dietary habits to their health, and possible ways of combating such challenges for healthy living. Finally, awareness of the possibility of certain sea creatures being carriers of some infections that could adversely affect human health is a pointer to those who eat
a variety of shell fish. This is imminent because although the effect of some of these infections may seem insidious, they hinder total wellbeing and could culminate into either degenerating health conditions or terminal diseases.