Jakarta, the problem of child malnutrition is not a new problem, but it's been happening since a few years ago. Often children who are malnourished associated with family poverty. For that recognize the clinical signs of child malnutrition.
Currently nearly 18 percent of children under five are malnourished in Indonesia in terms of weight does not match or are below normal when compared with age. This is usually due to family poverty, but also there is because of lazy parents who cultivate food for their children or do not know what the nutritional requirements that must be met by these children.
"Signs child malnutrition is the hair dull, dry, pale, swollen lips and mouth, lean muscles, pain, weakness, frequent seizures, there is thickening of the bones and joints ache," said Dr. Rachmi Untoro, MPH in the event of PT Nestle "Participate Indonesia Achieve a More Healthy Communities" at the Hotel Gran Melia, Jakarta, Tuesday (25/08/2009).
Dr. Rachmi also meambahkan malnutrition problem is not the events that happen overnight, but it could happen since the baby was in his mother's womb. In addition, malnutrition also causes decreased quality of a child's IQ, because since I was in the womb hinggi 3-year-old brain has grown and grown approximately 80 percent.
"Usually children begin to experience malnutrition over the age of 6 months, because the child is no longer exclusively breastfed," said Dr. Rachmi who is also chairman of the Central Indonesian Medical Association Physician Nutrition.
One way to overcome the problem of malnutrition particularly micro substances such as iron deficiency, iodine and vitamin A in children, has made the food fortification program.
"Fortification is the addition of nutrients in foods that meet certain criteria so that the food has nutritional value and is given in certain populations," said Prof.. Dr. M. Wirakartakusumah safe.
This fortification can be added vitamin A content of the flour or add substance iodine in salt and some other specific food. The program is considered effective if the target population is the most nutrients have to be better. In addition to experiencing food fortification should be easily available and must not interfere with essential substances that are contained from the food itself.
Dr. Aman also added there are several things that must be considered in the process of fortification of its processing technology, how the addition of these substances into dalama food storage and process so as not to damage the food.
In terms of combating nutrition problems in Indonesia, all parties must take responsibility, not only from government alone. Because the role of parents is also very important in providing nutrition to children.
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