Institusion
Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta
Author
Vivi Cinthya Rotua Silalahi, .
Subject
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Datestamp
2021-07-21 09:15:58
Abstract :
ABSTRACT
Balanced nutrition guidelines are one of the fundamental nutritional knowledge that girl alolescents have to know. In fact balanced nutrition guidelines are not familiar as ?complete menus of food? among girl adolescents. Improriate food choices behaviour to balanced nutrition guidelines increasing risk of overweight. This study aimed to exploring balanced nutrition guidelines knowledge and factors that influencing food choice behavior among overweight girl adolescents. Qualitative study method with indepth interview and observation were used in this study. Participants were chosen by purposive and snowball sampling, with total participants were 16. Source triangulation were conducted. Indepth interviews were conducted along with semi structured questions guide. Research showed all of the participants didn?t familiar with balanced nutrition guidelines. They are more familiar with ?complete menus of food?. Balanced nutrition guidelines are not core factor that influencing their food choices. Having breakfast behaviour among participants is good enough, however high consumption of unhealthy food such as sugary food/beverages, salty and deep fried foods, and unbalanced food composition are still occurred on participants.Food choice behaviour among participants was impropriate to balanced nutrition guideline because of lack of exposure to the information. The most influencial factors are home, school, family environments and digital media. However the internal factors that cause the food choice behaviour are food organoleptic and pocket money.
Keyword: Balanced Nutrition Guidelines; Food Choice; Girl Adolescents; Overweight; Digital Media