Jurnal Gizi dan Pangan
Vol. 18 No. Supp.1 (2023)

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

Sinaga, Junita (Unknown)
Lubis, Zulhaida (Unknown)
Sudaryati, Etti (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2023

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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Journal Info

Abbrev

jgizipangan

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

Jurnal Gizi dan Pangan (Journal of Nutrition and Food) merupakan jurnal ilmiah yang memuat berbagai artikel hasil penelitian dan review (atas undangan) tentang gizi dan pangan, yang terkait dengan aspek biokimia, gizi klinik, gizi masyarakat, pangan fungsional, dan sosial ekonomi serta regulasi dan ...