2020
DOI: 10.25220/wnj.v04.i1.0009
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Effect of Moringa oleifera leaf powder supplementation on weight gain of toddler in the working area of Naibonat health center, Kupang regency

Abstract: Introduction: Undernutrition prevalence in East Nusa Tenggara is very high. One of the intervention to overcome this problem is by providing foods enriched with vitamins and minerals. One of the plant that contains great amount of vitamins and minerals is Moringa which thrives in almost all of the mainland of Timor. This study aims to determine whether there is an effect of Moringa leaf powder supplementation on weight gain of children under five years of age at the working area of Naibonat Health Center in Ku… Show more

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“…Other studies in Burkina Faso also shown that malnourished children who were given 10 grams of Moringa leaf powder daily for 6 months improved their anthropometric status [34]. Supplementation of 5-10 grams of moringa oleifera powder per daily for 14 days has been able to increase body weight by 0.53 kilograms on children in Kupang Regency [35]. The beneficial effect of Moringa leaves apart from gaining weight, it also reported increase HB levels, reduce disease, and improve the health among children in Tanzania [36].…”
Section: B Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Other studies in Burkina Faso also shown that malnourished children who were given 10 grams of Moringa leaf powder daily for 6 months improved their anthropometric status [34]. Supplementation of 5-10 grams of moringa oleifera powder per daily for 14 days has been able to increase body weight by 0.53 kilograms on children in Kupang Regency [35]. The beneficial effect of Moringa leaves apart from gaining weight, it also reported increase HB levels, reduce disease, and improve the health among children in Tanzania [36].…”
Section: B Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Selain meningkatkan keanekaragaman pangan, mutu gizi suatu produk juga akan bertambah. Salah satu pangan lokal yang berpotensi namun penggunaannya belum digunakan secara optimal yaitu tanaman kelor (Moringa oleifera), disebut Super Nutritional Plant karena kandungan protein dan mineral yang tinggi (Singh et al 2018;Allo et al 2020). Tepung ikan lele juga memiliki kandungan protein yang tinggi yaitu sebesar 64,4%bb berdasarkan hasil analisis.…”
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“…Suppressing stunting by supplementation from Moringa leaf powder mixed in porridge by enhancing the nutritional and phytochemical, by increasing approximately 11% protein, 45% iron, 40% phenolics, 139% flavonoids, and 10% antioxidant activity [8]. Daily supplementation of 5-10 g of Moringa leaf powdered leaf could increase the appetite of children aged <5 y and the body weight by 0.53 kg [9]. Moringa leaf extract contains 9.88% bioaccessible iron, 70.1% insoluble protein, 3.5% glutelin, 2.2% prolamin, and 0.3% globulin [10,11].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%