Jakarta, Bhirawa.
President of the Indonesian Nutrition Association, Dr. dr. Luciana B Sutanto, MS, SpGK (K) said that iron has an important role in the child’s body, especially to support maximum growth and development.
Inadequate iron intake can have a short-term impact on decreasing intelligence, brain function, children’s motor skills such as easy fatigue, poor appetite, and lowering the immune system so as to increase the possibility of infection.
“If it is not handled properly it can affect children’s performance at school, attentional and social changes, and changes in behavior in children,” said Luciana B Sutanto in Jakarta, Monday (30/01/2023).
According to him, in children over one year old, prevention of anemia can be done by providing balanced nutritional food including food and drink containing animal protein sources that are rich in iron and other micronutrients that support iron absorption such as vitamin C. This is because the combination of iron and Vitamin C with a molar ratio of 2:1 can support an increase in iron absorption up to 2x. Small can grow to the maximum.
Furthermore, Dr Lucy added, Intervention through comprehensive nutrition and education about the importance of fulfilling a unique combination of Iron and Vitamin C is an effort that can be made in breaking the chain of anemia both within the individual, family, group and community spheres.
Seeing the condition that there are still many Indonesian children who lack iron, in order to celebrate National Nutrition Day 2023, SGM Eksplor is carrying out various educational initiatives by collaborating with 200 Mombassador mothers to reach 2,000 mothers directly (offline) and 8,000 mothers online in various regions in Indonesia to participate in increasing public awareness about the importance of a unique combination of Iron and Vitamin C to support maximum absorption of essential nutrients so that they can help children’s optimal growth and development.
Anggi Morika Septie, Marketing Manager of SGM Eksplor said, “As the number 1 growing milk product that has supported the development of more than 75 million Indonesian children since 1954, SGM Eksplor believes that joint collaborative efforts are important things that must be continuously carried out by various parties to face various challenges of fulfillment. balanced nutrition that is still faced by children in Indonesia.
Therefore, in the momentum of National Nutrition Day, we are collaborating with 200 Mother Mombassadors spread across various regions in Indonesia and collaborating with various parties such as Elina Community and the Indonesian Nutrition Association (INA) to disseminate educational information about the importance of the unique combination of Iron and Vitamin C. to support the maximum growth and development of children.
Mombassador is a community of users of SGM Eksplor products with children aged over one year. A Mombassador who participates in educating Mothers, Fanni Abriyanti welcomed the collaborative educational efforts initiated by SGM Eksplor in the context of National Nutrition Day.
“As a mother, I am very aware of the importance of education, especially in terms of fulfilling balanced nutrition for children. There are many important nutrients that must be met to support the maximum growth and development of children, including the fulfillment of Iron and Vitamin C. I am glad that other mothers are enthusiastic about participating in educational activities. Hopefully we can apply all the information in our daily lives at home and continue to support children’s nutritional needs so that they can become the next generation.” he said.
In an effort to fulfill access to nutrition for Indonesian children, apart from carrying out various educational activity initiatives, SGM Eksplor also continues to be committed to presenting and developing affordable and quality nutritional products. Iron & Vitamin C, which are useful for supporting the absorption of essential nutrients with a maximum of up to two times, as well as containing other nutrients such as DHA, tuna fish oil, Omega 3&6, dietary fiber, and zinc, to support children in Indonesia to grow optimally The Advanced Generation, especially in 4 aspects of child development, namely supporting the Mind Power, Physical Growth, Digestion, and Maximum Body Endurance.
In order to continue to provide support for optimal fulfillment of nutrition and stimulation for the Little One, SGM Eksplor also carries out educational initiatives, including through the website www. Generasimaju.co.id which is visited by nearly 10 million mothers each year. “Through the website that we have developed in collaboration with experts, mothers in Indonesia can obtain various educational information about nutrition, tips on stimulation and child development as well as nutritional recipes. Not only that, we also support mothers through the SGM Eksplor Careline service which consists of trusted experts such as nutritionists, midwives, nurses, and other health workers who can also be accessed 24/7 anywhere and anytime Mother needs advice regarding nutrition and stimulation, added Angie.
SGM Eksplor sees that the challenges of fulfilling nutrition that are still being faced by Indonesian children need to be given serious attention considering that whether or not the nation’s dream regarding the 2045 Indonesian Golden Generation is very much determined by the quality of the current children.
“In the future SGM Eksplor will continue to be committed and collaborate with various parties and present nutritional product innovations so that it can support more Indonesian children. This is SGM Eksplor’s effort so that Indonesian children have the opportunity to grow optimally to become Children of the Advanced Generation,” concluded Anggi. (hel. ira).
