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Health Benefits of Bitter-Leaf This kind of leaf is very familiar to some people but others may not have any idea about this wonder leaf. Bitter-leaf can grow anywhere unlike other leaves that only grow in certain places and temperature. These leaves flourishes anywhere they grow. They add beauty to all places where they are present. The most distinctive characteristic of this plant is its bitterness. Every part of this plant is bitter starting from the leaves to its roots. The bitterness of this plant is actually good for the body. It has a lot of health benefits to people. The plant can remind people that life is not always sweet; it takes to taste bitterness before you can achieve sweetness. This plant is very useful in toning the vital organs of the body especially the liver and the kidney. The liver is one of the most important organs of the body. It has a lot of vital functions that is needed for normal functioning of the whole system of the body. Without the...

EFFECT OF TRANS FAT ON HUMAN       INTRODUCTION Trans fat is the common name for unsaturated fat with trans-isomer (E- isomer) fatty acid(s). Because the term refers to the configuration of a double carbon-carbon bond, trans fats are sometimes monounsaturated or polyunsaturated but never saturated. Trans fats do exist in nature but also occur during the processing of polyunsaturated fatty acids in food production.(Martin C.A et al.,2007) The consumption of trans  fats increases the risk of coronary heart disease (food and nutrition board 2005) by raising levels of LDL cholesterol and lowering levels of “good” HDL cholesterol( MFMER 2007). There is an ongoing debate about a possible differentiation between trans-fat of natural origin and trans fats of vegetable origin but so far no scientific consensus has been found. Two Canadian studies, that received funding by the Alberta livestock and meat Agency(Health news 2013)  and the Dairy farmers...

                        Export Prohibition List 1.      Maize 2.      Timber (rough or sawn) 3.      Raw hides and skin (including Wet Blue and all unfinished leather) H.S. Codes 4101.2000.00 - 4108.9200.00 4.      Scrap Metals 5.      Unprocessed rubber latex and rubber lumps 6.      Artifacts and Antiquities 7.      Wildlife animals classified as endangered species and their products e.g. Crocodile; Elephant, Lizard, Eagle, Monkey, Zebra, Lion etc. 8.      All goods imported

IMPORT PROHIBITION LIST 1.      Live or Dead Birds including Frozen Poultry – H.S. Codes 0105.1100 – 0105.9900, 0106.3100 – 0106.3900, 0207.1100 – 0207.3600 and 0210.9900 2.      Pork, Beef – H.S. Codes 0201.1000 – 0204.5000, 0206.1000 – 0206.9000, 0210.1000 – 0210.2000. 3.      Birds Eggs – H.S. Code 0407.0000. 4.      Refined Vegetable Oils and Fats – H.S. Code 1507.1000 – 1516.2000.29 [ but excluding Linseed, Castor and Olive oils. Crude vegetable oil are however NOT banned from importation ]. 5.      Cocoa Butter, Powder and Cakes – H.S. Codes 1802. – 1803.2000, 1805.0000, 1806.1000 – 1806.2000 and 1804.0000. 6.      Spaghetti/Noodles – H.S. Codes 1902.1100 – 1902.300...