Nutrition Transition Of Indonesi Developing Countries

Nutrition Transition in Indonesia Similar to other developing countries, Indonesia is also experiencing a rapid nutrition transition. Malnutrition in Indonesia has no longer been a single nutrition problem since more people become overweight recently (Lipoeto, Lin, Angeles-Agdeppa, 2013; Usfar, Agnew, Juniwaty, Howell, 2013). The trend does not only occurs in people from urban areas as found in other developing countries, but also in people from rural areas with low income level (Roemling Qaim, 2012; Sartika, 2013; Usfar et al., 2013). Furthermore, as obesity trend rises swiftly, its severity and range will increase as well (Roemling Qaim, 2012). Therefore, it generates a more complicated challenge to be deal with. The dual burden of the nutrition problem in the country is signed by the contrast pattern of nutrition status between under-five children and adult. According to the national Basic Health Research Survey (Riset Kesehatan Dasar Indonesia) 2013, prevalence of underweight in under-five children increases from 18.4% in 2007 and to 19.6% in 2013, while prevalence of overweight decreases 0.3%, standing in 11.9%. In adult (18) age group, whereas prevalence of underweight people remains steady, a significant change occurs in the prevalence of overweight showing the 5.2% increase for men and 14.8% increase for women during a six-year period from 2007 to 2013 (Kemenkes, 2013). Another study comparing obesity status of both urban and rural area shows that