All Milk Not the Same, Select Appropriate Nutritional Requirements

Riskesdas 2013, as many as 37
percent of Indonesian children
suffered stunted. This figure has
unequal distribution among the
provinces. In some provinces the
numbers of children who have
reached 50 percent stunting.

Stunting is a condition in which the
child's height does not correspond
with his age (short stature).
Stunting is not only detrimental to
the physical and cognitive growth,
but also the health of children in
the future. This condition is an
indication not meet nutrient needs.

In addition to repair the nutrients
with balanced nutritional diet, milk
consumption with the right content
can help meet the nutritional needs
of children.

Oi Po Leong, R & D Director of
Danone Nutricia Early Life
Nutrition Indonesia expressing
milk may be chosen as a
supplement to supplement your
diet, to supplement the nutritional
adequacy rate of less obtained
from food. Selection of milk were
not arbitrary, but should be tailored
to the needs of the appropriate age.

"Milk is simply a dietary
supplement, not substitute for food.
The main one is still food.
Choosing milk is also not seen that
this is more or less, but it is
necessary or not, "said Oi Po at
Nutricia Research Center Biopolis,
Singapore (23/11).

"For example, no milk for children
weighing less (underweight), when
the weight of children already in
the normal figure stop the
consumption of the milk. Since
milk is produced for special needs,
so it can not be consumed again
when it was in normal condition,"
he continued.

Ng Pui Kun, R & D Communication
Manager Research Center Biopolis
Singapore adds, cultural
differences, state, and environment
strongly influence children's
eating patterns. This is why there
is a difference in each child's
deficiencies. In addition, age
groups also affect it.

"Every age children, has different
nutritional needs for growth.
Nutritional adequacy rate of
children 1-3 with children aged
4-6 is different. This is why no
milk for children one year, three
years, and so forth. "

For example, there are still many
cases of anemia in Indonesia in
children aged one year and above.
This is due to inadequate intake of
iron and zinc. Thus, both added to
the milk to meet the needs of
children one year and above.

However Oi Po asserted, dilanjutan
intake of exclusive breastfeeding
up to two years is the best. Thus, if
there is no problem on the growth
of children, extra milk is certainly
not necessary.

Child-complete nutritional needs
will grow menjdi child healthy and
able to move well, even potentially
have better social skills than
children who are not nutritionally
adequate. This is why nutrition
early in life is very important to
give children health foundation.

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