Beef micronutrient deficiency Abatement

Nutrition problems are not only experienced by people with low income status, but also many people with middle to high incomes who still experience the problem of nutrition. It could be due to lack of knowledge of what kind of balanced nutrition that should be obtained by any person.

 

One of the problems are fairly balanced nutrition often occurs, including micronutrients. Micronutrient is our body's nutritional needs are not directly we feel the consequences.

 

While the WHO global data (2000) shows, the world's undernourished population of nearly 3 billion micro, where residents are experiencing due to iron deficiency anemia is as much as 2 billion, and most who suffer are children. Other data from the world health agency, WHO says, any one of three people in developing countries suffer from lack of vitamins and minerals.

Sarah said, although not happen directly, but many parents who transmit the bad influences in eating healthy foods to their children. Not familiar with such foods with balanced nutrition.

 

Although micronutrients needed by the body in very small amounts, but by no means be underestimated due to micronutrient deficiencies micronutrients if we can have a negative impact on health.

 

To avoid the lack of intake of micronutrients, one of which can be done by eating beef without fat. Though, with the consumption of beef without the fat, the nutrients in the case of iron can be fulfilled as long as children are consumed in sufficient quantity and balanced, not less and not excessive.

Fresh meat consumption standards set by the world food organizations (FAO) in 2008 to fight malnutrition, which is 33 kg / year / capita. While the data in 2007 from the Directorate General of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture Indonesia, indicates that the average consumption of fresh beef Indonesian population is only about 0.53 kg / year / capita, where the figure is very low than the recommended standard.

 

Some reasons for lack of or low meat intake in children in Indonesia, among the children who think less like eating beef for reasons difficult to chew (tough / hard). Even some of the reasons of the mother also mentioned that cooking beef requires a long time.

Consuming 122 grams of beef per day to meet the needs of iron. In order to obtain equal benefits, we must consume 7.9 kg of fish.

Children who experience iron deficiency as one micronutrient can cause a decline in intelligence of emotional intelligence as well. In addition, it also can lead to decreasing levels of hemoglobin, which is a chemical compound in red blood cells that function to carry oxygen throughout the body, which we are familiar with anemia.