TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Was sitting nutrition Micro is an important part of daily consumption which is often overlooked. Children who do not consume micronutrients can experience long-term growth and development disorders.
Wife of West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, Atalia Praratya, who is also the Head of the Team for Empowerment of Family Welfare (PKK) in West Java Province, said that there are still many cases of micronutrient deficiency in children.
“There are still many cases of lack of intake, including iron, calcium and vitamin A,” said Atalia in the Virtual Media Conference on the Launch of Nestle Ideal, Wednesday, September 16, 2020.
However micronutrients If observing the conditions according to Atalia in the field, it often goes unnoticed, therefore further education on this is certainly necessary.
Launching the CDC page, micronutrients, often referred to as vitamins and minerals, are essential for healthy development and disease prevention. Even though they are only needed in small amounts, micronutrients are not produced in the body so they must come from food.
Iron very important for motor and cognitive development. Child-Children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of iron deficiency.
Vitamin A supports healthy vision and immune system function. Children with vitamin A deficiency face an increased risk of blindness and death from infections such as measles and diarrhea.
Vitamin D can build healthy bones. Vitamin D deficiency causes bone disease. Vitamins are also necessary for muscle and nerve function. Vitamin D helps the immune system fight bacteria and viruses.
Zinc functions to maintain immunity and help people fight infectious diseases such as diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria. Meanwhile, if the iodine intake is not enough, it can cause insufficient thyroid hormone production, resulting in symptoms of iodine deficiency which comes from thyroid hormone deficiency.
Adequacy of macro and micro nutrition is very important to ensure optimum child growth in addition to stimulation, which in turn will affect the quality of Indonesia’s human resources.
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