Penyuluhan Kesehatan dengan Masalah Gizi Lebih Pada Remaja di SMA I Sabbang

Abstract

Over nutrition or obesity is a world health problem with a prevalence that continues to increase from year to year. The problem of over nutrition or obesity is a concern, especially in developing countries including Indonesia. The results of the observations found that many problems faced by adolescents were as follows, Low knowledge about nutrition that has an impact on obesity, the need for education in adolescents. SMA 1 Sabbang was chosen because based on observations made, the incidence of obesity in adolescents was quite high. This counseling aims to increase adolescent knowledge about the importance of balanced nutrition. The counseling method is carried out in the form of lectures, discussions by distributing leaflets. The results showed that the counseling carried out made students enthusiastic about listening to balanced nutrition. In addition, it can be seen from the students' responses when they are given questions again, they can already answer which indicates an increase in students' knowledge