THE RELATIONSHIP OF ENERGY AND IRON INTAKE WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF TEENAGE GIRLS

Abstract

Nutritional problems in teenager have serious implications for the health of young people, impacting the well-being of current and future generations. Teenager require a greater intake of nutrients than when they were children, but teenagers tend to adopt wrong consumption patterns, namely the nutrients they consume are not in accordance with their needs. The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between energy and iron intake and nutritional status in teenagers  girls at SMP Negeri 1 Galang. This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 1 Galang with a sample of 128 people. The research is descriptive observational with a cross sectional design. Intake data by recall interview 24 hours later nutritional status data by weighing and measuring height. Research results The energy intake of adolescent girls at SMP Negeri 1 Galang is mostly deficit (82.81%). Iron intake was almost entirely (98.44%) deficit. The nutritional status of the majority (71.9%) was good nutrition. Furthermore, there is a significant relationship between energy intake and nutritional status in teenager girls with a p-value of 0.001 and there is no significant relationship between iron intake and nutritional status with a p-value of 0.812.