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| L-R-Agenmonmen, Malomo, Atinmo and Anozie |
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| TPT's Toks Modupe leading the team |
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| Cross section of the executive students @ the MBA class |
Quoting a World Health
Organisation source, a Professor of Human Nutrition from the University of
Ibadan, Prof. Tola Atinmo who’s one of the resource persons that delivered
papers at the seminar has come out to endorse a 60g intake which represents 1
to 2 bottles of beer as daily prescription by the World Health Organisation.
“With its contents, as analised
by nutritionists, I think Beer can be a source of our healthy lifestyle, even
the World Health Organisation-WHO prescribed a 60g intake which corresponds to
1 t0 2 bottles a day”, the erudite scholar told journalists at the symposium.
Tagged, Media Beer Academy-MBA
and put together by one of the nation’s leading public relations gurus-Tokubo
Modupe of TPT fame, the colloquium unveiled the ironic origin and history of
the iconic alcohol beverage-Beer as well as x-raying some of its potential importance
as a source of human well-being and livelihood if taken in moderation.
The 4-day seminar which kicked
off on Wednesday, October 22nd is holding at the NBL’s Technical
Learning Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State with revered and reputable nutritionists of
long standing academic records from notable institutions of higher learning as
resource persons.
The Media Beer Academy, has
indeed been an interactive, educative and passion invoking session of
select-few journalists from different media with a view to discussing the
history of beer, its brewing process and above all its shocking inherent health
value.
After the compulsory safety
procedures at the Ibadan brewery which was conducted by a tiny voiced lady,
Angel, the company’s Marketing Manager, Lager, eloquent Tony Agenmonmen who
stood like the moderator introduced the Brewering Manager, Goke Adeyemi for the
welcome speech, “why do we drink beer”, a discussion that led to an interesting
video footages that told the story of beer as being the most wonderful
discovery of all time.
The Brew Master of the Ibadan
plant, Ben Anozie was no doubt a master of the game as he marshaled his
presentation to deliver how Beer was discovered in former Sumeria now known as
the Republic of Iraq by housewives in the 17th century while trying
out a variety of natural drinks to impress and satisfy their families. What an
irony you would say, the beer drink which is facing religious scrutiny today
was discovered from Muslim predominant region and later became an integral part
of the early churches.
The well-fed Brew Master, Anozie
also shared some of NBL’s corporate social responsibility like supplying clean
and super filtered drinkable water to various communities, construction of VVF
hospital in the Northern part of the country, and above all the compnay’s
economic importance to the society, ‘our company, NBL is not just a market
leader in its industry but also cognizance of developments both in human
capacity and environmental friendly projects”, he said.
In his presentation, Prof. Olu
Malomo of the Department of Food, Science & Technology, The Bells
University of Technology, Ota x-rayed the contents of beer ingredients and
emphasized its doctrine of being prepared under very very hygienic condition,
“I can tell you everything about beer is hygienic, its preparation and even the
water is purer than the ordinary one you buy outside and its contents are diet
friendly.
You can be assured that, beer has
no fatty tendency as against the popular believe, at least it hasn’t been
scientifically proven anywhere that, pot bellies are as a result of beer
intake, in fact, the hash-tag on “beer bellies” should be corrected
immediately, nothing like that, beer has been proven to have low calorie
content, cholesterol free and capable of reducing blood pressure and it’s also
rich in vitamin B as well as having high anti oxidants potency, Prof. Malomo
delivered.
In his convincing presentation,
the Nutritionist of note, Prof. Tola Atinmo analysed the contents of the four
major ingredients of beer, water, barley, hops and yeast. According to him,
beer contains 90% of water and we all know what water does to the body, it’s
very good for everybody, Barley is a source of carbohydrates and it also
contains a natural enzyme called Alpha Amylase which is a very vital ingredient
and The Hops has the unique bitter taste and also serve as preservatives in
beer while The Yeast is a living organism which can survive with or without
oxygen.
In Prof. Atinmo’s submission, all
these vital contents in beer such as carbohydrates, protein, vitamins like
folic acid, fiber, water, mineral, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc which
have been scientifically analysed by Nutritionists have given it out as having
low calorie and has no ability to be a source of fat anywhere in human body.
Beer doesn’t have high glacemic index, it’s anti oxidants which means it’s
capable of preventing (not curing) some diseases like cancer and so on because
of its polyphenol content. Its intake if moderately controlled can be a good diet
supplement in our daily lifestyle, Prof. Atinmo concluded.
Meanwhile, the seminar continues
as the executive students will soon be taken on a practical process of brewing
beer at the Ibadan Plant.
