Coca-Cola Nigeria sponsored the 2015 Annual Health Symposium/ World Food Day to promote a culture of wellness among its consumers. The symposium was organized by the Association of Nutrition Science Students (ANSS), University of Ibadan. Over 300 students and experts are in attendance.
The symposium was tagged, "Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty: The Role of Nutrition," Vincent Okafor,, the President, Association of Nutrition Science Students (ANSS) University of Ibadan,
"Our business is only as prosperous as the communities in which we operate. We support dialogue fora with stakeholders from the academia, industry groups, research and development institutes to foster a shared understanding and balanced communication on health and nutritional issues. In addition, we also support over 280 Nutritional education programs and Physical activities across world, as part of our commitment to promote consumer wellbeing," Emeka Mba, Community Affairs Manager, Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited had expressed his commitment towards the promotion of long-term community wellness.
Dr. Oluwakemi Odukoya explained that, "Physical activity includes exercise as well as other activities which involve bodily movement and are done as part of playing, working, active transportation, house chores and recreational activities."
Dr. Odukoya also advised all attendees to make sure that they get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity through the week to help strengthen and make their hearts healthy.
ANSS highly praised Coca-Cola Nigeria for its unyielding support in promoting health and wellness to the students.
Foodindustry.asia said that the latest examples of a global collaborative industry is the partnership between McDonald's and Clinton Foundations that exerts effort in order to boost up local projects and promoting healthier lifestyles.
Coca-Cola is really known in its different projects. One of its project is the 2015 edition of Copa Coca-Cola that started this October in order to teach Nigerian play the game of football, according to uncova.com.
