Do not let the child do the wrong diet method.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Head of the Sub-directorate for Managing Nutrition Problems at the Ministry of Health’s Public Nutrition Directorate, Inti Mudjiati, said stunting requires multi-sector handling. Children also need to be involved in prevention efforts stunting and education on meeting nutritional needs.
“Nutrition education is very important because it can be done at any time and the role of the Children’s Forum is very important to provide nutrition education to their peers,” he said in a written statement, Sunday (28/3).
According to him, don’t let the child go on a wrong diet. “How (do) we have to keep consuming fruits and vegetables, have a balanced nutritional intake, and be smart in choosing food labels,” said Inti.
The results of the 2019 Indonesian Toddler Nutrition Status Survey (SSGBI) show the prevalence stunting which according to Basic Health Research in 2018 reached 30.8 percent has decreased to 27.67 percent in 2019. The government is running various intervention programs to achieve the target of reducing the number of cases stunting to 14 percent by 2024.
The Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection involved the Child Forum in the prevention campaign stunting that is, a chronic malnutrition that causes growing child disturbed so that his height is lower than the average height of children his age. Various attempts have been made by the government to reduce numbers stunting and of course this cannot be done by the government alone.
“The government’s efforts need to be supported by all levels of society including children,” said Endah Sri Rejeki, Assistant Deputy for the Fulfillment of Civil Rights, Information and Child Participation at the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection.
He said, the Children’s Forum played a role as a pioneer by holding a campaign to prevent it from happening stunting. “Providing education, understanding, and motivating children so that they have a balanced nutritional intake and a healthy lifestyle,” he said.
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