The much awaited first Nigerian beer and health workshop has taken place in Lagos.
The one-day symposium took place on Tuesday in Lagos, with its theme: “Beer as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle.”
It had captains of industry, professionals and several industry watchers in attendance. Ebony TV boss, Mo’ Abudu, and Ruth Osime, the Editor of ThisDay Lifestyle, also added panache and style to the symposium, which focused on beer as a beverage drink in relation to its health and nutrition properties.
The symposium was chaired by renowned Nigerian writer, scholar and social commentator, Prof. Kole Omotosho, a Professor of Drama at the Department of Drama, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
A rich list of experts, intellectuals and scholars in health, food and nutrition sciences were on ground to deliver keynote lectures at the forum.
They included: Dr. Kathryn O’Sullivan, a Manchester, United Kingdom-based Public Health Nutritionist and Consultant Nutritionist at Dr. Kathryn O’Sullivan Nutrition Consultancy Limited (Dr. Kathryn is an internationally renowned commercial, media and academic expert in public health, food legislation, nutrition communications and education, regulatory affairs); Prof. Tola Atinmo, a Professor of Human Nutrition in the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State (Prof. Atinmo was also former President of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria and a member of the executive council of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences between 2001 and 2005); and foundation President of the Federation of African Nutritional Societies in 2002, Dr. Olu Malomo, who is the Acting Head of Department of Food Technology and Associate Professor of Food Technology, Bells University, Ota, Ogun State.
It was indeed a knowledge-packed, exciting and memorable event, which will stand the test of time in the global brewing industry, especially as it relates to health and nutrition in human.