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OVERNOR of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said that the apex bank remains committed to development of agriculture and allied products in the country

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Emefiele who said this at the inauguration of the Sunti Golden Sugar Estates Sunti in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, noted that  any individual or company that wants to go into agricultural and agro-allied productions should count on the support of the bank. He disclosed that the CBN invested over N25 billion into the Sunti Golden Sugar Estates through a consortium of banks at a single digit interest rate repayable over a period of 10 years. Emefiele CBN Governor Emefiele expressed satisfaction on the level of work saying it is in tune with President Muhammadu Buhari’s notion that Nigerians should produce what they eat and eat what they produce. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the Flour Mills of Nigeria, owners of the Sunti Golden Sugar Estates, Mr. John Coumantaros said the sugar factory was a strategic investment designed to accelerate the production of sugar in Nigeria. He added that the factory which will save the country about $100 million  in foreign exchange annually is aimed at achieving self sufficiency in the production of sugar. Coumantaros who commended the CBN and the CBN governor for the support towards making the sugar estate a reality said the era of Nigeria solely depending on crude oil for foreign exchange is over with the inauguration of the largest sugar factory which is poise to overhaul the entire agriculture sector in the country.

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Weight loss: Dieting causes mental disorder – Study

Following a regular eating pattern is more effective in managing weight than conventional dieting, which in fact may result in bigger waist and mental disorder, a recent Finnish study showed. Researchers at the University of Helsinki followed for 10 years nearly 5,000 men and women, aged 24 at the start of the study, to determine changes in their weight as well as the factors affecting their health.

weight-loss One key finding of the research was that getting effective weight management involved regular eating habits. “Even though dieting may seem a logical solution to weight management problems, it can actually increase weight gain and eating problems in the long run,” said Ulla Karkkainen, nutritional therapist and co-author of the study. Instead, the study stressed the long-term benefits of refraining from conventional diets and following a regular eating pattern, and highlighted the importance of getting sufficient nutrition as it encouraged normal function of the human body. In health science, researchers categorize this type of study as “chrono-nutrition,” an investigation of the effects of nutrition on metabolism through observing regularity and frequency of meals. In a similar “chrono-nutrition” study at the University of Cambridge, participants, all women, tested lower insulin and cholesterol levels after two weeks of observing regular meals, despite their body sizes. In the meantime, the Finnish researchers discovered several risk factors that led to weight gain in both sexes. Their findings showed that in women, giving birth to more than one child, discontentment in life, and frequent consumption of sweetened drinks were the biggest factors recorded, while smoking was the strongest factor leading to men’s weight gain

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