Indonesia News -- In most areas in Indonesia, vegetables and fruit is not so expensive item especially rare. But ironically, the consumption level of Indonesian society will be the original commodity this archipelago is low then triggered new problems, malnutrition for the next generation.
A study of data from the Nutrition Status Monitoring (PSG) in 2015 were included in the National Nutrition Day Free Health Ministry in 2017 states that fruit and vegetable consumption society is still relatively low, at 57.1 grams per day and 33.5 grams per person per day.
While the findings of Research & Development of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2011 and found that consumption of fruits in Indonesia just 34.5 kilograms per capita per year, and vegetable consumption reached 40.35 kilograms per capita per year.
Both of these findings suggest that Indonesia has lagged far behind the standard fruit and vegetable consumption eligible according to the World Food Programme or the FAO.
"The amount of fruit consumption is a far cry compared to the FAO recommendation of 73 kilograms per capita per year and a healthy standard of adequacy to 91.25 kilograms per capita per year," said Fiastuti Witjaksono, Head of the Department of Nutrition and clinical nutrition specialist RSCM Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia ,
"Other data show Indonesia is a country of low fruit consumption in the Asian region," said Fiastuti while showing the data of Ministry of Research and Development, 2011, which describes the ratio of consumption of fruit Indonesia with Singapore, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
In the data, it appears that China became the most consumed fruit with the achievements of more than 250 kilograms of fruit per capita per year. Followed by Singapore and Vietnam, and Cambodia. Indonesia was not until 50 kiloram per capita per year.
Rich in vegetables and fruit
The World Health Organization (WHO) itself suggests people eat 400 grams of fruit and vegetables every day. In Indonesia, the Ministry of Health recommends fruits consumed two to three servings per day. But it turns out the various recommendations have still not impervious to the ears of Indonesian society.
In fact, vegetables and fruits in Indonesia instead of foreign goods. According to data from the productivity of fruits of the Ministry of Agriculture, there are at least 22 types of fruit are produced in Indonesia. That is, 22 units, not including seasonal local fruit or held not as a commodity production.
Fruits that some of them are avocados, starfruit, Duku, durian, guava and water, orange, mango, mangosteen, jackfruit, pineapple, papaya, banana, rambutan, bark, sapodilla, passion fruit, soursop, breadfruit, apple, and wine.
While the types of vegetables, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that there are 22 types of vegetables that become commodities in Indonesia, and 17 of them are major vegetables commonly found society.
Vegetables are potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, radishes, red beans, green beans, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, eggplant, green beans, cucumbers, squash, kale, and spinach.
According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture in 2015, the most widely produced fruit in Indonesia is bananas with more than 7.2 million tons and mango with more than 2.1 million tons. As for vegetables, most commodities are cabbage with 1.4 million tons and 1.2 million tons of potatoes.
Malnutrition
As is known, the consumption of vegetables and fruits are low can refer to a variety of health problems. And most of the diseases caused by the lack of vegetables and fruits is a degenerative such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
A study conducted by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that adding one serving of vegetables and fruit every meal per day can prevent deaths from heart disease and up to 3.5 million in just two years.
Another benefit of fruit and vegetable consumption is for intelligence. Research conducted by the University of Eastern Finland found that children who ate fruits, vegetables, fish, and whole grains in the first three years the school has a better ability of the brain.
But the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption is not sufficiently mobilize communities to increase the portion of fruit and vegetable intake.
As a result, the global data Nutrition Report (GNR) put Indonesia into 17 countries with three problems of nutrition on a child's malnutrition or stunting, wasting or decrease in weight, and overweight or overweight.
All three conditions can affect workers' health and quality of life.
The government has tried to raise awareness of fruit and vegetable consumption, one of which is through Presidential Regulation No. 42 of 2013 concerning the National Movement Nutrition Improvement.
The President, through these regulations, ordered all public and government menanggulani nutritional problems especially in infants.
Health Minister Nila Moeloek launched a movement to raise awareness of healthy living community with a focus on three things: increasing physical activity, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, and early detection of disease.
"This movement needs the support of the community," said Eni Gustina, Director of Family Health Ministry of Health when met last December. "Talking about nutrition is not just about macronutrients such as carbohydrates and proteins, but also micro like that of vegetables and fruit was also very important."
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