Table 3.

dietary pattern and habits among the respondents

How often do you eat the following	Very Often		Often		Sometimes		Never
	F	%	F	%	F	%	F	%
Egg	40	19.90	67	33.30	83	41.30	11	5.50
Hot drink	41	20.40	47	23.40	54	26.90	59	29.40
Milk	63	31.30	64	31.80	67	33.30	7	3.50
Meat	112	55.70	50	24.90	38	18.90	1	0.50
Sweet	61	30.30	58	28.90	71	35.30	11	5.50
Ice cream	46	22.90	52	25.90	91	45.30	12	6.0
Snacks	52	25.90	63	31.30	64	31.80	22	10.90
Coffee	30	14.90	32	15.90	57	28.40	82	40.80
Spicy foods	49	24.40	69	34.30	68	33.80	15	7.50
Cold drinks	65	32.30	68	33.80	60	29.90	8	4.0
Fruits	60	29.90	61	30.30	78	38.80	2	1.0
Chips	39	19.40	60	29.90	90	44.80	12	6.0
Eba/Garri	96	47.80	52	25.90	48	23.90	5	2.50
Akpu/Fufu	80	39.80	40	19.90	73	36.30	8	4.0
Pounded Yam/Yam	48	23.90	58	28.90	79	39.30	16	8.0
Bean cake/Akara	62	30.80	59	29.40	70	34.80	10	5.0
Moi-Moi	56	27.90	67	33.30	72	35.80	6	3.0
Potato	41	20.40	61	30.30	92	45.80	7	3.50
Meat pie	55	27.40	65	32.30	73	36.30	8	4.0
Cake	66	32.80	55	27.40	78	38.80	2	1.0
Chocolate	63	31.30	70	34.80	52	25.90	16	8.0
Biscuits	90	44.80	51	25.40	58	28.90	2	1.0
Observe three square meals	62	30.80	61	30.30	69	34.40	9	4.50
Take your breakfast	77	38.30	52	25.90	67	33.30	5	2.50
Take fruits after meal	39	19.40	46	22.90	97	48.30	19	9.50
Skip meals	46	22.90	50	24.90	84	41.80	21	10.40