"Jonathan SURE you want to be a vegetarian? Kan he was only 6 months? "Asked Santi to Riana (32). Women who undergo a vegetarian diet since their teens nodded firmly. "What will your daughter be afraid ngagk vitamin or protein deficiency?" Cecar Santi else Riana rewarded with a smile to soothe his friend.
Hmm, is it safe baby who just knows solids (Complementary feeding) underwent a vegetarian diet? Let's further Kulik!
Kind of Vegetarian
Application of a vegetarian diet in force parents to their children could be due to the belief factor (parents hold certain religious teachings), the influence of other family or else because of health reasons.
Basically, there are three kinds of vegetarians, namely:
1. Lacto ovo vegetarian. That is a vegetarian who does not consume animal food sources (meat or fish) but still consume milk and eggs and derivatives products.
2. Lacto vegetarian. That is a vegetarian who apply vegetarian diet plus dairy products only. They do not consume a derivative of milk such as cheese, creamer, yogurt, butter, and eggs, meat or fish.
3. Pure vegetarian (total vegetarian). That is a vegetarian who does not eat animal protein or a side dish at all (not mengasup milk and milk derivatives, eggs, meat or fish).
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Vegetarian diet can actually be done by the baby early. Until the age of 6 months, your baby's nutritional needs are fulfilled by the ASI. Well, once they were introduced to solid foods (from age 6 months), a vegetarian diet can be applied, provided with the right combination.
When parents insist on adopting a vegetarian diet to their babies, should apply lacto ovo vegetarian, lacto vegetarian or not a pure vegetarian. What article? Infants or children are still in the stage of growth.
Compared to other types of vegetarians, lacto ovo still quite 'loose'. Because children can still eat eggs, milk and other dairy products - except for meat and fish - so they will not lack substance essential for the body, such as essential amino acids.
The Importance of Essential Amino Acids
Told by dr. H. Adi Tagor, SpA, DPH from Pondok Indah Hospital, Jakarta. Essential amino acids needed by humans as a constituent of protein or as a framework for important molecules.
Mengasup essential amino acids in a balanced manner beneficial to babies to help shape and integrate the membrane cells, make antibodies (immune system), align the enzymes and hormones, repairing damaged tissues, boost brain function, or spur muscle coordination.
Well, essential amino acids can not be produced by the body so must mengasup food from outside. Foods rich in many essential amino acids found in animal protein sources such as meat, fish and eggs. Of course, if the baby underwent lacto ovo vegetarian diet, he can get the complete amino acid requirement through the egg and milk, as well as other vegetable sources (beans, soybeans, avocados, cereal, rice (paddy), wheat and beans sun) .
Accompanied by ASI
Unfortunately, when the infant underwent pure lacto vegetarian or vegetarian, could be a baby will experience a shortage of these essential amino acids. WHO (World Health Organization) revealed that proteins of animal origin such as milk, meat, eggs, cheese, and poultry contain amino acids in sufficient concentration. While proteins that are in the content of vegetables have a limited degree.
Except, little remained of mother's milk until age two years and he shall not be deprived of essential amino acids in breast milk because abortion is complete.
Even so, when Moms want to adopt a vegetarian diet to children from infancy, bijaklah choose the right kinds of vegetarian since the baby still in the process of growth and development. Instead, children do not immediately introduced to a pure vegetarian.
Talk To the Doctor
The data also revealed that infants who underwent a pure vegetarian diet, susceptible to the risk of infection in childhood - was found particularly in areas that are still "dirty or rundown."
Because the antibody levels in the body of a baby or child who underwent pure vegetarian is still far behind compared to children who are non-vegetarians.
There is also concern that vegetarian children vulnerable to iron deficiency. For example for a difficult infant or child to eat vegetables.
Therefore, when Moms want the baby to become vegetarian, had to learn all about baby nutrition and regular inspection to the doctor to determine if the child has enough nutrients or not.
Vegetarian, Better After Age 6 Years
Many studies have confirmed that being a vegetarian since early will bring further gains in the adult (above 30 years). Threat risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease very rarely found in people who apply vegetarian.
However, please note, the golden child growth (golden age period) lasts until the age of 3 years. That's when the child develops the optimum growth which reached 80 percent of brain development. Furthermore, children up to age 6 years, he will experience a period of brain assembly (formation of the brain).
dr. Adi suggested, if there is no obstacle, the trust or a particular establishment, parents should apply the four healthy food and five perfect until your child is 6 years old because it deals with development of the child who really need the content of essential amino acids for the formation of his brain.
Well, after 6 years of age children, only then can direct the child's Moms if you want to be a lacto ovo vegetarian, lacto vegetarian or pure vegetarian.
Stay Healthy and Active While Vegetarian
There are only two prerequisites to make your baby a healthy vegetarian and active:
1. Undergoing lacto ovo vegetarian diet, not a pure vegetarian. Combine well with the food menu includes eggs, milk and derivative products, groups of grains, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
2. Facilitate your child with the milk until the age of two years if adequate milk production Moms. If not, give him milk formula or soy milk formula because the content of infant formula has now been satisfied with the essential amino acids.
Source : http://lifestyle.okezone.com/read/2010/11/12/195/392819/kecil-kecil-sudah-vegetarian
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Nutritional science is developing very rapidly, making more and more methods of diet offered to the public. So, how effective these methods and how they affect the health aspects. For this reason Nutritional Science Student Association held a National Seminar Undip, located in Building Prof. Soedarto Tembalang (8 / 03) with the theme: "Healthy Diet for Healthy Life". National Seminar on this as a form of participation of Nutrition Science Program Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University to commemorate the national nutrition that falls on January 25.
Speakers at the seminar, lecturer Dra.Diana Rosmawati Psychology, psychologists, Setyaningrum Rahmawati, S. M. Kes ST from UMS, Professor of Nutrition Prof.dr.HM. Sulchan, MSc Nutr DA, SpGK. Third speaker was moderated by dr. Niken Puruhita MMedSc, SpGK.
In his presentation, Setyaningrum expose some popular dieting methods, namely: food combining, blood type diet, and vegetarian. "The most prominent of food combining is not advisable to eat rice, side dishes, vegetables, and fruit at once in an hour of eating. While the blood type diet may give clues on the type of disease susceptibility of certain body, so it can find a suitable diet to prevent disease. While vegetarianism is not the concept of losing weight, but more in terms of health "he explained.
Meanwhile, Prof. Sulchan describes the influence of individual genetic variation in response to food ingredients. "Diet is individualized, he said. Although humans are genetically have up to 99.9% of all humans still leaves 0.1% which is the distinguishing differences between individuals. In other words, what works for one may not be suitable for others. "Diet can not be mass, but personally," added Prof. Sulchan.
The seminar was quite successful, because the targeted number of participants was only 350 people who attended as many as 683 people. Visible when the sight of people exiting participant question and answer session, marked by many participants who ask questions to each speaker.
In the end, the seminar aimed to move people more careful in choosing an effective method ynag diet. The next expectation is, the community can respond and apply the diet to achieve and maintain desired weight with a true and correct.
Source : http://www.manunggal.undip.ac.id/index.php?pilih=news&mod=yes&aksi=lihat&id=7
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