The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has announced 180 as the admission cut-off score for degree programmes, and 150 for national certificate in education, national diploma
and national innovation diplomas.
The permanent secretary, Ministry of Education, McJohn_Nwaoibala, announced the cut off after a vote by representatives of all institutions requiring JAMB scores at a combined policy meeting in the Abuja office of JAMB.
A recent research conducted by the Scientists (Nutritionist) of Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Medford, United States of America estimates an incredible twenty-four thousands (24,000 Mexicans) die each year due to much intake of sugary drinks, medically result to diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
Out of the 20 most populous countries studied, Mexico's death rate from sugary drinks was the highest by a long way, with an estimated 405 deaths per million adults.
Examples of Sugary drinks are high sugar-consecrated beverage teas, sugar-consecrated Juices, Coca-Cola, Fanta, Viju-milk, Gatorade and homemade drinks, kill far more people every year globally.
A statement attributed to Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Friedman School of
Nutrition Science and Policy and senior author of the research (study), highlighted that
"There are no health benefits from sugar-sweetened beverages, and the potential impact of reducing consumption is saving tens of thousands of deaths each year."
Kris Gunnars, of AuthorityNutrition.com stated that "Added sugar is the single worst ingredient in the modern diet. It provides calories with no added nutrients and can damage your metabolism in the long run."
This article originally appeared on GlobalPost
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USA TODAY
