International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, Int J Nutr Sci 2021;6(3):119-125
The Effect of Dietary Diversity on Nutritional Status in Indonesian Children: A Review
Rine Dhenok Ardianti1*, Harsono Salimo2 , Risya Cilmiaty3 1.
Department of Human Nutrition and Nutrition Sciences, Postgraduate Sebelas Maret University, Sutami streets, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
2. Department of Nutrition Science, Sebelas Maret University, Sutami streets, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
3. Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Sutami streets, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
Diversity in food consumption is a qualitative measure in food consumption and illustrates the household access to various types of food and is also an indicator of the quality of consumed food. The consumption of a variety of foods is expected to fulfill all the nutrients needed in everyday life, and is an important factor to determine the nutritional status. Nutritional problems experienced by children under five years old (toddlers) are the impact of malnutrition in everyday life of these children. The effect of nutrient deficiency due to low food variation was shown to cause low birth weight, under-nutrition, malnutrition, stunting and various other nutritional problems. So this review aimed to describe the relationship between dietary diversity and nutritional status in children under five years old in Indonesia.
Keywords: Dietary diversity Nutritional status Children Indonesia
*Corresponding author: Rine Dhenok Ardianti, Masters Program in Human Nutrition, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Tel: +62-823-0232-7741 Email: rineardhenok@gmail.com Received: March 4, 2021 Revised: August 2, 2021 Accepted: August 15, 2021
Please cite this article as: Ardianti RD, Salimo Hrsono, Cilmiaty R. The Effect of Dietary Diversity on Nutritional Status in Indonesian Children: A Review. Int J Nutr Sci. 2021;6(3):119-125. doi: 10.30476/IJNS.2021.90861.1130.