Edema disease is a phenomenon in Indonesia can be caused by chronic protein deficiency in children is often caused by several things, among others, children do not get enough nutritious food, children do not receive adequate nutrition and care of the child may be suffering from infectious disease.
The immediate cause can be due to a natural disaster, people's purchasing power, education, the environment and health care.
The impact of the sequence of malnutrition resulting in decreased levels of the intelligence of children, night blindness and vulnerable to diseases, especially infectious diseases. Under the terms of the WHO if the figure had reached 30% expressed high and need further action.
Prevention can be done by providing nutritious meals to children in the form of vegetables, fruits, foods containing carbohydrates (such as rice, potatoes, corn), foods containing protein (eggs, fish, meat), etc., then it is recommended breast-feeding (ASI) for children aged from 0 months to 24 months.
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