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Recommended Alternative Daily Intake of Fruits and Vegetables for Indonesian Elderly

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The WHO recommends the daily consumption of fruits and vegetables of at least 400 grams or 5 servings. This study was conducted to assess consumption of fruits and vegetables in 65 year-old and above Indonesians, and the adequacy of daily requirements of vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, folic acid, and fiber.

The study used data from 2010 National Health Survey Indonesia. Using linier programming, 5 alternatives of combination of fruits and vegetables were presented for 65 year-old and above.
Result: The number of subjects that could be analyzed was 7087 subjects. The study found the five most frequently consumed fruits were bananas, oranges, papayas, apples, and watermelons. Five most frequently consumed vegetables dishes were cooked spinach, water spinach (kangkung), cassava leaves, tamarind vegetable dish and vegetable soup. The alternative amount of fruits and vegetables consumption for 65 year-olds and above is 300 grams of cooked vegetables and 200-400 grams of fruits.

Conclusion: Alternative fruits and cooked vegetables consumptions for 65 year-old and above Indonesians were 300 grams (3 bowls) grams of cooked vegetables and 200-300 grams (2-4 pieces) of fruits.

Key words: daily consumption guide, fruits, vegetables, elderly

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Health Science Journal of Indonesia, 5 (1) : 30-34

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Jakarta : Sekretariat Balitbangkes., 2014

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5p

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2087-7021

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