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        "id": 1827284,
        "msgid": "unand-expert-recommends-local-food-consumption-to-prevent-stunting-1782553938",
        "date": "2026-06-27 15:58:43",
        "title": "UNAND Expert Recommends Local Food Consumption to Prevent Stunting",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A professor from Andalas University has recommended the consumption of 'dadih', a traditional fermented buffalo milk product from West Sumatra, as a measure to prevent stunting. Research indicates that supplementing pregnant women with dadih and zinc improves maternal nutritional status, boosts immunity, and leads to better health outcomes for infants. The expert also stressed that proper nutrition must be complemented by culturally rooted parenting methods, such as the Minangkabau 'Manjujai' tradition, to support children's cognitive and language development.",
        "content": "<p>A nutrition expert and professor at the Faculty of Public Health,\nAndalas University (UNAND) in West Sumatra, Prof Helmizar, has\nrecommended the consumption of dadih, a local food from the Minangkabau\nregion, as an effort to prevent stunting. Dadih is a traditional\nfermented buffalo milk product rich in protein, essential amino acids,\nand minerals, and it contains lactic acid bacteria that function as\nprobiotics.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at her inauguration as a professor in Padang on Saturday,\nProf Helmizar explained that intervention research conducted on pregnant\nwomen showed that dadih supplementation, and its combination with zinc\nduring pregnancy, provided benefits to maternal nutritional status. The\nintervention improved micronutrient status and enhanced the immune\nsystem of both mother and baby. The administration of dadih and zinc was\nproven to reduce the prevalence of zinc deficiency in pregnant women and\nincrease levels of secretory Immunoglobulin A, an important indicator of\nthe mucosal immune system.<\/p>\n<p>She added that infants born to mothers who received the intervention\ntended to have better health status and growth compared to the control\ngroup. Beyond physical growth, her research also examined children\u2019s\ncognitive, language, and motor development using the Bayley Scales of\nInfant and Toddler Development III. The results showed that the majority\nof children had developmental scores in the normal to superior\nrange.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Helmizar further stated that to realise the vision of a Golden\nIndonesia 2045, nutritional intervention alone is insufficient. Support\nduring the first 1,000 days of life must be accompanied by proper\nparenting. She noted that the local wisdom-based parenting approach in\nWest Sumatra, known as Manjujai, has been proven to support children\u2019s\ncognitive, language, and socio-emotional development. This approach\nunderscores that successful child growth and development is influenced\nnot only by nutritional adequacy but also by the quality of care, the\npsychosocial environment, and the developmental stimulation provided by\nthe family.<\/p>",
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