The end-of-year period in Nigeria, the Christmas and New Year season commonly known as the yuletide, is a time of joy, faith, reunion, and abundance. Families travel long distances to reunite, compounds and neighbourhoods are filled with laughter and prayers, and food becomes the language through which love is expressed. Across the country, tables are laden with jollof rice, pounded yam, richly prepared soups, pastries, meat, and assorted drinks. In many homes, abundance is usually equated with success, generosity, and gratitude to God. But for many Nigerian families, the days following the yuletide bring an uncomfortable health reality.