Hildren of 1-5 years old often face nutrition problem such as undernourishment vitamin A and zinc deficiency, anemia stunting and low mental development index (MDI). Vitamin A deficiency can cause growth disorder and declining zinc transport and mobilization in the heart meanwhile zinc is needed in retinol binding protein synthesis. If the deficiency lasts for long it can cause growth disorder …
Among of the micronutrient defficiency, do not get proper prorities yet or neglegted. This situation is due to the relatively availability of data related to zinc defficiency, and broader of functional consequencies of zinc defficiency. In developed countries, studies on zinc defficiency has stated almost since half century ago, however in Indonesia this study started since 20-30 years ago. Thi…
Metabolic syndrome, also known by the insulin resistance syndrome, is a common metabolic disorder that result from the increasing prevalence of obesity. Little information exsis on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Indonesia. To find out proportion of metabolic syndrome and factors related to-demographic and potentiall modifiable lifestyle factors among obese adults in Bogor area. Met…