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.
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.”