Many studies on metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Indonesia were conducted but the study on female workers was scarce. The aim of this study was to obtain the proportion of MetS and its risk factors. Study design was cross-sectional and a number of 59 female workers aged 25-49 years at garmen factory in Bogor, West Java was pregnant or breastfeed women participated in this study. Collected data …
Heavy exercise can increase free radicals. The imbalance of the body’s natural antioxidant ability can cause oxidative stress and enhance blood lactic acid levels. The body requires exogenous antioxidants to meet antioxidant requirements against free radicals. Temulawak has antioxidant effects. This study examined the effect of temulawak extract and multivitamin-mineral supplements to decr…
Catfish oil and fermented catfish oil have not been developed and commercially produced as catfish derived products. Various processing of catfish oil will change both the composition and physico-chemical characteristics. The objective of this study was to identify the composition of fatty acids and physico -chemical characteristics of both catfish oil (MIL) and fermented catfish oil (MILT). …
The nutrition and health problem among women at reproductive age may worsen the quality of the pregnancy resulting in children with low human resource quality. by understanding the problem earlier, further the efforts can be implemented through "first 1000 days of life" program. this study aimed to identify risk factors of macro- and micro nutrient deficiency (anemia and chronic energy deficien…
Dyspepsia syndrome frequently occurs among adolescents. This study aimed, to analyze risk factors of dyspepsia among university students. The study design was a case-control study, where two groups of samples were selected purposively in the first grade student living in IPB’s dormitory. The case group was the students with gastric disorder (gastritis or peptic ulcer history) in the last six…