{"title":"ANALISIS ASUPAN OMEGA-3 PADA IBU HAMIL DI WILAYAH PUSKESMAS CADASARI, PANDEGLANG","authors":"Mukhlidah Hanun Siregar, Ratu Diah Koerniawati","doi":"10.47859/JMU.V6I02.210","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background: Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are one of the nutrients that are essential for the body growth and development of the brain. Omega-3 is a type of EFA and has a rele to form the immune system and development of the brain a fetus. Purpose: Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the intake of omega-3 in pregnant women and to explore the types of local foods and ingredients that are often consumed and are source of omega-3. Methods: This study used a cross sectional design, and data were obtained by interviewing respondents using a characteristic questionnaire, food recall and semi-quantitative FFQ for the last 6 months. Results: The results showed that the average intake of omega-3 for pregnant women in trimester 3 was 0.126 grams per day. Types of food that are a source of omega-3 are fish, especially sardines, milkfish, tuna, and anchovies. The frequency of these food sources was 1-2 times per week. The average intake of omega-3 in pregnant women was still very low compared to the recommended RDA from MoH which is 1.4 grams every day. Conclusion: So, it is necessary to consider taking fish oil supplements for pregnant women adjusting to status of pregnancy. Keywords : Omega-3; Pregnancy; Stunting","PeriodicalId":351252,"journal":{"name":"Jurnal Kesehatan Medika Udayana","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Jurnal Kesehatan Medika Udayana","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.47859/JMU.V6I02.210","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background: Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are one of the nutrients that are essential for the body growth and development of the brain. Omega-3 is a type of EFA and has a rele to form the immune system and development of the brain a fetus. Purpose: Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the intake of omega-3 in pregnant women and to explore the types of local foods and ingredients that are often consumed and are source of omega-3. Methods: This study used a cross sectional design, and data were obtained by interviewing respondents using a characteristic questionnaire, food recall and semi-quantitative FFQ for the last 6 months. Results: The results showed that the average intake of omega-3 for pregnant women in trimester 3 was 0.126 grams per day. Types of food that are a source of omega-3 are fish, especially sardines, milkfish, tuna, and anchovies. The frequency of these food sources was 1-2 times per week. The average intake of omega-3 in pregnant women was still very low compared to the recommended RDA from MoH which is 1.4 grams every day. Conclusion: So, it is necessary to consider taking fish oil supplements for pregnant women adjusting to status of pregnancy. Keywords : Omega-3; Pregnancy; Stunting