The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and
Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, has said that excessive
fast can lead to kidney problems.
Adeyeye who said this on Monday while fielding questions
from journalists in Abuja noted that using substandard, unwholesome products
can also lead to kidney failure and death.
Kidney failure happens after your
kidneys can no longer properly filter your blood. This causes toxins to
accumulate in your body.
According to the President of the Nigerian Association of
Nephrology, Dr Adanze Asinobi, about 869 million people globally are suffering
from kidney disease and in Nigeria, there is an increasing prevalence of the
disease.
Meanwhile, the NAFDAC DG said “We are a very religious
country – Muslims and Christians, we fast a lot and it is part of the kidney
problem. Your body has to have homeostatic balance, meaning the water level in
your body must be enough to make your organs function.
“Some people will
fast for 20 days or 10 days without drinking even a little bit of water and the
kidney is being punished and it can damage your kidney because the kidney does
not have water to dilute and filter, that is what some of us do.
“I fast but I fast with common sense. You have to fast with
common sense or else you pay with your kidney.”
The NAFDAC boss also warned against patronising hawkers and
corner stores for medicines.
“Do not buy medicines from hawkers, do not buy medicines from
corner stores, buy medicines from pharmacies.”
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