ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The 'Nigerian Diet' and Its Evolution: Review of the Existing Literature and Household Survey Data.
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- Oral hygiene practices and dental caries experience in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between sugar intake and dental caries in Nigeria.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
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- The global diet quality score (GDQS) of foods consumed by Nigerian adults.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
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- Validity and Reproducibility of a Semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire and Food Picture Book in Nigeria.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
Natural and social science studies have commonly referenced a 'typical' or 'habitual' Nigerian diet, without defining what such a diet entails. Our study, based on a systematic review of the existing literature and an analysis of household-level survey data, describes the general outline of a common Nigerian diet and how it varies based on spatial, demographic, and socio-economic characteristics. We further try to establish whether Nigeria has embarked on a dietary transition common in most modern economies, marked by a greater consumption of processed foods, fats, and sugar at the expense of traditional whole cereals and pulses. We conclude that while a traditional Nigerian diet is still relatively healthy from an international perspective, it has indeed been transitioning, with an increasing inclusion of high-energy, high-fat, and high-sugar processed foods and a related growing incidence of overweight, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases.
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