Roles of Food and Nutrition on The Health of The 21st Century Pastors In Nigeria
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2015
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The Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin
Abstract
The study examined the roles of food and nutrition on the health of the 21st Century
Pastors in Nigeria. Food primarily is essential for existence. Food, just like air,
water, shelter and clothes is necessary for life. But food is not only good when eaten
by people, but it is also one of the greatest pleasures of life. However, it is not merely
a source of physical sustenance and pleasure; also it is fundamental to many other
aspects of lives. The ministry of a pastor is a very sensitive one that involves
wholeness in every aspect of life. Therefore, in order to achieve the set goal,
historical and sociological methods were adopted and data were gathered through
primary, secondary and internet sources. This paper found out that a large number of
individuals suffering from diseases relating to unhealthy lifestyles of sedentary and
poor nutritional habit such as dehydration, peptic ulcer and diabetes mellitus which
are brought to the body through malnutrition and nutritional deficiency which revolve
round foods as such, Foods Pastors eat therefore serve as their medicine. They play
important roles in their maintenance of good health thereby enhancing the physical,
spiritual, psychological and biological development of pastors.
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Food, Health, Nutrition, Pastor, Role of Nutrition, Nigeria