Excessive fasting can damage your kidney, NAFDAC DG warns Nigerians
Nigerians have been warned that excessive fasting by those of the two dominant faiths in the Country can damage the kidneys and other vital body organs, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said.
NAFDAC Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning while briefing journalists in Abuja.
She has tasked Nigerians to ensure they conduct religious fasting with common sense for their body organs to function properly.
Professor Adeyeye explained that the body is supposed to have “homeostasis balance,” meaning the water level in the body system must be enough to make the kidney function properly without “being punished.”
“However, we are a very religious country, Muslims and Christians, we fast a lot, and it is part of the kidney problem. Because your body has to have homeostasis balance, meaning the water level in your body must be enough to make your organs to function,” the NAFDAC chief stressed.
She explained that some people would fast for 10 to 20 days “without drinking a lot of water,” noting that “the kidney is being punished.”
The NAFDAC DG said, “Now, if you put chemicals in it, it triples in an exponential manner, with damage to the kidneys. This is because the kidney does not have enough water to dilute and filter.”
She added, “I fast, but I fast with common sense. We have to fast with common sense. If not, we will pay it with our kidneys.”
