Nutrients in eggs is healthy for human growth and development – Comfort Acheampong
As part of the effort to create more awareness on the nutritional values of eggs on human growth and development, the Ghana National Eggs Campaign Secretariat (GNECS) in collaboration with Women in Poultry Value (WIPac) and the Association of Egg Distributors have embarked on a float through some principal streets of Accra.
The gesture forms part of the activities to mark this years World Egg Day celebrated under the theme, “Eggs For a Better Life”. The 4 hour float commenced at the Obra Spot at 8:00am and ended at Lapaz New Market with free distribution of cooked eggs to people from all walks of life.
Addressing the media shortly after the float, the Coordinator of GNECS, Madam Comfort Kyerewa Acheampong, said second Friday in the month of October is set aside on the global calendar to celebrate the consumption of egg as a good sauce of protein for humanity, adding that egg contains nutrients that are important to human health.
According to her, GNECS and its partners in the poultry value claim have distributed close to 6,000 eggs at Amasaman and its environs, schools, churches, hospitals and stated further that the celebration will be held in all the 16 regions of the country.
“Eggs she said can consumed on daily bases and explained that it can be fried, boiled and be used as other sauces of protein and goes with all kind of dishes”, she said adding that health professionals and nutritionists have certified egg as a healthy protein.
For her part, Miss Mirabel Asoboya, Nutrition Officer at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) urged the public to eat egg a as daily sauce of protein and however explained that it enhances the memory of the brain, good eye sight, libido, bones, muscle, blood circulation among others.
She advised the public to replace egg to other protein since it is affordable and it goes with all dishes and does not contain cholesterol, adding that studies have revealed that it reduces the risk of stroke.
Madam Constance Abankwa, an egg distributor at Mallam Atta Market in an interview urged government to support poultry farmers with inputs and subsidized feed meal in order to avert the challenges that stakeholders in the poultry value chain are going through in the cause of their trade particularly distributors.
Source:Ben LARYEA /johnawuniktv@gmail.com
