Hypertension is among ten most occurring diseases in Srengseng District Public Health Centre, West Jakarta and its prevalence doubled in the year 2008. Preliminary survey found that uncontrolled hypertensive patients often have salt over-consumption. Thus the objective of this study was to determine whether over-consumption of salt is associated with uncontrolled hypertension. This analytical …
Background: An adequate intake of iodine cause one of public health problem in Indonesia community. One way to overcome this problem is through the use of iodized salt. The uses of salt in community beside in the cooking of food also use in food preservation such as the salted eggs. Objective: The objective of this study was to observe the iodine content of the salted eggs which proceed by usin…
The combination of starch from various sources, salt and protein, are the basic formulation often found in the Indonesian traditional food. The different composition of amylopectine-amylose and the interactions among the ingredients in the formulation, determines pasting properties in order gain a suitable texture characteristics. The aim of the research is to study the interactions of seve…
ln nearly all countries where iodine deficiency occurs, it is now well recognized that the most effective way to achieve the virtual elimination of 100 is through USI. lodized salt is a safe, cost-effective, and sustainable strategy to ensure sufficient intake of iodine by all individuaIs. The aim of the study is measure the relationships of maternal knowledge and attitudes with the use of iodi…
lodized salt is considered as an effective intervention to overcome lodine Dettciency Disorders (loo) problems. This research was aimed to analyze association between iodine content (qualitatively) of salts used in the households and practice of keeping and utilizing iodized salts to 100 among school children. This cross sectional study involved 67 randomly selected school children in Dusun Sid…
lodized salt program have obstacles from the level of salt producers to the community level. The current situation shows the number of circulating non-iodine salt on the market. There still many households do not consume good quality of iodized saft. The purpose of this study obtain in-depth information about the knowledge and behavior of housewives the selection, storage and use of iodized sal…