EFEK MORINGA OLEIFERA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN PERKEMBANGAN BALITA
Abstract: The growth
and development of
children is very
important in the
future. The toddler
is one of the
vulnerable population groups
of nutrients. Provision
of complementary foods
with adequate nutrition
in childhood very supportive of increased growth and development. One of
the efforts made to accelerate the growth and development of toddlers is to
enrich foods with leaves Moringa Oleifera companion. Moringa Oleifera contains
many nutrients essential
for growth and
development of children
such as vitamin
A, protein and calcium.
The leaves Moringa
Oleifera that have
been dried, it
was found that
nutrients are abundant, such
as: a 10-fold
compared to vitamin
A in carrots,
0.5 times the
vitamin C than
oranges, 17 times the calcium
than milk, 15 times the potassium than bananas, 25 times iron than spinach and
9 times more protein than yoghurt.
Penulis: Nahla Eva Syariati
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd110060