Effect of Nutrition Education and Supplementary Food on the Weight  of Wasting Toddlers in Percut Sei Tuan

Junita Sinaga; Zulhaida Lubis; Etti Sudaryati

doi:10.25182/jgp.2023.18.Supp.1.25-26

Junita Sinaga, Zulhaida Lubis, Etti Sudaryati

https://doi.org/10.25182/jgp.2023.18.Supp.1.25-26

Issue
Vol. 18 No. Supp.1 (2023)

Published
30 December 2023

Keywords:

food additives, nutrition education, wastage

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze changes in body weight after an intervention. The research design was a quasi-experimental pre- and post-test with a sample of 40 wasting toddlers divided into a group that received tuna meatballs mixed with moringa leaves supplemented with nutrition education and a group that received nutrition education only for 4 weeks. The test results obtained an average weight gain in the first group was 0.79 kg and in the second group was 0.37 kg. The study conclude that meatballs consumption and nutrition education can increase nutritional intake and weight gain in wasted toddlers.

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Authors

Junita Sinaga

Public Health Graduate Program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia

yunitha.naga77@gmail.com (Primary Contact)

Zulhaida Lubis

Public Health Graduate Program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia

Etti Sudaryati

Public Health Graduate Program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, Indonesia

SinagaJ., LubisZ., & SudaryatiE. (2023). Effect of Nutrition Education and Supplementary Food on the Weight of Wasting Toddlers in Percut Sei Tuan. Jurnal Gizi Dan Pangan, 18(Supp.1), 25-26. https://doi.org/10.25182/jgp.2023.18.Supp.1.25-26