Publication Detail

ILSI SEA Region together with Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI) held a Seminar on Young Child Nutrition: Improving Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children in Indonesia on November 12, 2009, in Jakarta. The seminar reviewed the current nutritional and health status of young children in Indonesia and identified key nutrient deficiencies affecting their optimal growth. The continuation of child growth from fetal stage is of paramount importance; and maternal and child health should be a central consideration in policy and strategy development. Clinical management of nutrient deficiency and malnutrition, as well as strategies and education to improve feeding practices of young Indonesian children were discussed in the seminar. Relevant experiences, approaches and strategies from France, New Zealand and Malaysia were also shared and followed with discussion on how regulatory systems can support the development of health policy for young children. This report highlights important information presented at the seminar.

Special Report: Seminar on young child nutrition: improving nutrition and health status of young children in Indonesia. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011;

20 (1) : 141-147.

Abstract