When comparing good cholesterol (HDL) to bad cholesterol (LDL), there is a ratio that may be used. When using it, the goal is to keep the ratio of HDL/LDL above 0.3, with the ideal being above 0.4. The medical community is divided on the effectiveness of using the ratio to predict the chances of developing heart disease.
The military returned to power in 1983 and within the year Kuti was sentenced to five years in prison on a spurious currency smuggling charge. He was released in 1986 after yet another change of government. Fela Anikulapo Kuti died on Saturday, August 2, 1997, at 4pm (local time) in Lagos, Nigeria. It had been rumoured for some time that Fela had a serious illness he was refusing treatment for, many said he was suffering from prostate cancer. But as it turns out, Fela died from complications due to AIDS.
why waka waka? You might be wondering why this blog carries the title waka waka waka. The name has nothing to do with the Muppet known as Fozzie Bear, but comes instead from the lyrics to the Fela Kuti song âCoffin for Head of State, Part 2â. Fela, who died of AIDS in 1997 at age 59, was a Nigerian musician , activist, and political gadfly (and founder of the musical style known as âAfrobeatâ).