Happiness Chidinma Ezenwa

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• Doctor of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
• Senior Lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

The objective of this study was to assess the quality of flour and cookies produced from wheat, soybean, and peanut peel flours. The composite flours of wheat, soybean and peanut peel flours weremixed at different proportions-100: 0: 0 (Sample A), 90: 5:5 (sample B), 80: 15: 5 (sample C), 70:20: 10 (sample D) and 60: 30: 10 (sample E)respectively....

This study investigated the effect of African elemi, avocado, and sesame oils as vegetable bakery shortenings on cakes' quality and sensory properties. The emulsified bakery shortenings comprised of oil, water and egg yolk which were blended at high speed and incorporated into the cake batter to produce four cake samples coded as sample A (cake pro...

This study evaluated the chemical and sensory properties of zobo drink fortified with Justicia carnea leaf extracts was evaluated. Zobo drink was produced from Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces, and used as the control (sample A, 100% zobo drink), and Justicia carnea extract was also produced and used as blends with the zobo drink at varying levels of...

Background: Confectionery formulation from shortenings contain hydrogenated fat which lowers its nutritional value due to the presence of large amount of saturated fatty acids. These saturated fatty acids in humans raise the levels of Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL) which may lead to coronary heart diseases, obesity etc. Objective: This study evalu...

This study evaluated the effect of boiling and roasting on the nutrient and anti-nutrient composition of African elemi (Canarium schweinfurthii). African elemi fruits were sorted, cleaned, and then divided into three potions. The first portion was raw and it served as the control. The second was boiled for 20 min while the remaining portion was r...

Objectives: The specific objectives of this study are to describe the socioeconomics of the respondents, access the respondents’ frequency of food consumption, determine the respondents’rate of foods consumed weekly, determine effect of respondents’ food habit on obesity and hypertension prevalence and identify the factors influencing respondents’...

Objective: This study determined exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) knowledge, duration, and Perception of Insufficient Milk Supply (PIMS) among lactating mothers in Ikwuano LGA. Results: Results revealed that 58% of mothers had a good EBF knowledge. The mean duration of exclusive breastfeeding was 3 months and only 24.1% practiced exclusive breastfeedi...

Background: The development of nutritious and generally acceptable tofu will require the adoption of processing techniques that will improve its nutritive value and sensory attributes. Objective: To determine the nutrient properties and sensory evaluation of tofu prepared with different cooking methods. Methods: Tofu-produced from soybean using sta...

Objectives This study aimed to analyze the reporting/transmission of COVID-19 related nutrition and health information by Nigerian newspapers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods This secondary/desk research design employed a quantitative content analysis of all articles from two widely read national newspapers published in April and May 2020. In...

Background and objectives: Hypertension is a major killer of women worldwide, prioritization of the health needs of market women will sustain the contribution of the informal sector to national economic development. This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of hypertension and health-seeking behaviours of market women in Abia State Nigeria Metho...

Objectives The study was designed to assess the application of WHO 2007 growth reference by local studies published from 2009 to 2020 in data generation of Nigerian adolescents’ anthropometric status. Methods Meta-analysis of literatures on anthropometric status of adolescents in Nigeria by articles published from 2009 to 2020 was conducted. A bib...

Objectives The study was designed to assess the application of WHO 2007 growth reference by local studies published from 2008 to 2020 in data generation of Nigerian adolescents’ anthropometric status. Methods Meta-analysis of literatures on anthropometric status of adolescents in Nigeria by articles published from 2009–2020 was conducted. A biblio...

Background: Activities in the market place, an occupational environment where traders spend bulk of their productive years, has the capacity to influence the dietary/lifestyle habits and anthropometric status of market women. Objectives: This study was designed to assess the market place dietary habits, physical activity level and anthropometric st...

This work evaluated the Comparative sensory properties of agidi made from hungry rice (acha/ Digitaria exilis) and maize (zea mays)”. The production of hungry rice and maize were made up of the following recipe: 1200g hungry rice, 300g of chewable cow bone, 14 medium fresh tomatoe balls, 6 medium balls of onions, pepper to taste, curry powder, 4 cu...

The study investigated reducing Mathemaphobia and improving students' achievement in Mathematics using constructivist approach in Abia State, Nigeria. The study adopted a mixed research design which involved a descriptive survey design and a quasi-experimental of pre-test, post test and control group design. Seven research questions were posed and...

This study evaluated the sensory qualities of infant complementary food based on cooking banana (CB) (Musa sapientum) and African yam bean (AYB) (Sphenostylis stenocarpa). These raw materials were purchased from Nkwoegwu local market in Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State. The legumes were picked and washed, boiled for 25 minutes and de...

The aim of the study was to compare the influence of family type on adolescent social behavior in Aba Metropolis of Abia State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three specific objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. A survey research design was adopted for the study, 600 adolescents were purp...