Jakarta – Recently, the content of folic acid to prevent stunting suddenly became a topic of conversation after Vice Presidential Candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka ‘slipped his tongue’, aka sprained his tongue. Gibran then apologized and clarified the meaning of ‘sulfuric acid’ which he said previously was folic acid. Apart from these cases, how important is … Read more
Jakarta – Food aid goes viral on social media stunting or Supplementary Feeding (PMT) for toddlers stunting by Depok City Government (Pemkot). the budgeted IDR 4.9 billion only contains tofu and nugget. Head of the Depok Health Service (Kadinkes) Mary Liziawati admitted that this had referred to technical guidelines from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes). … Read more
Jakarta – Recently, the average height of women and men in Indonesia has suddenly become a topic of conversation. Starting from Megawati Soekarnoputri’s statement alluding to the ideal height of Indonesian youth should be at 180 centimeters. In fact, it is far inversely proportional to the World Population Review data entitled Average Height by Country … Read more
Wednesday, 1 February 2023 – 07:26 WIB VIVA Lifestyle – The data shows that 1 in 3 child Indonesia under the age of 5 years experience anemia. Together with intake nutrition If the condition is not optimal, anemia is one of the risk factors for impaired growth (faltering growth) which is the beginning of its … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Protein is a macronutrient needed for growth, healing, to increase endurance. Therefore, protein consumption is one of the important nutrients that must be included in the daily menu. According to the Professor of the Faculty of Public Health at the University of Indonesia, Sandra Fikawati, animal and vegetable proteins function for growth … Read more
The Minister of Health said that giving animal protein to children is important in preventing stunting. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasized the importance of giving animal protein to children, in order to prevent the occurrence of stunting. Parents are reminded to make sure their children get the animal protein intake. … Read more
Due to chronic malnutrition, stunted children will be short in stature. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Head of the Task Force Stunting from the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI), Prof. Dr. Dr. Damayanti R Sjarif SpA(K) said that an inadequate child’s weight up to the age of two years could be an early sign of stunting. Children who … Read more
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Liputan6.com, Jakarta – A good diet can prevent children from stunting. A condition of failure to grow and develop a child physically, due to lack of nutritional intake for a long time. In the balanced nutrition pattern that has been proclaimed by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenkes RI) since 2014, … Read more
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Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia (FKM UI), Prof. Dr. drg Sandra Fikawati MPH, explained, animal protein absolutely needed a child in the prevention of stunting. According to Fika, animal protein contains complete essential amino acids, which play an important role in the growth process of … Read more
Animal protein intake can help children avoid the risk of stunting. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The government targets the prevalence of stunting in 2024 by 14 percent. To achieve this target, a decrease of 2.7 percent per year is needed. One of the efforts to prevent stunting is the provision of good nutrition, especially animal protein. … Read more