Journal of Nutraceuticals and Herbal Medicine
Vol 3, No 1 (2020): JNHM 2020

Consumption of Cariogenic Food and Nutritional Status of Children in PAUD Ummu Aiman Kartasura Sukoharjo

Nurul afifa (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)
Muwakhidah Muwakhidah (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Nov 2021

Abstract

The state of infection and food intake is a direct factor affecting nutritional status. The frequency of children consuming cariogenic foods that generally contain many carbohydrates can certainly affect the child's nutritional intake. If it happens for a long time and is not offset by variations of nutritious food, then the child will deficiency other macronutrients and micronutrients. Based on a preliminary survey conducted in PAUD UMMU AIMAN Kartasura Sukoharjo, known 3% of children had more nutrition, 10% had undernutrition, and 87% were normal. The objective of this was study to know the relationship between cariogenic food consumption with nutritional status in children aged 3-5 years in PAUD UMMU AIMAN Kartasura Sukoharjo. The method of this study was an observational study with a cross-sectional study design. The frequency data of cariogenic food consumption was obtained by using a food frequency (FFQ), nutritional status data was obtained by using direct measurement of height and weight of the student. Data were analyzed using Fisher's Exact Test. The result was 52.8% of respondents had low cariogenic food consumption levels, and 47.2% had high levels of dietary cariogenic consumption. That as many as 13.9% of respondents have abnormal nutritional status, while 86.1% have normal nutritional status. There was a correlation between consumption of cariogenic food and nutritional status (p = 0.016).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jnhm

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Journal of Nutraceuticals and Herbal Medicine contains peer-reviewed article and research dedicated to advancing the scientific knowledge base of health, especially health nutrition, nutraceuticals, nutrition formula for human essential and functional food. This journal includes original research ...