Status Gizi Remaja di Kota Luwuk
Authors: Herawati Herawati , Putri Usmira , Syahrir Muhammad , AR Mulyansyah 
Published: February 2021

Status gizi merupakan hal penting yang harus diketahui oleh setiap individu supaya mampu mengantisipasi dan mencegah terjadinya gizi kurang maupun gizi lebih. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran status gizi anak remaja di wilayah Kota Luwuk. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu siswa/siswi yang berada pada 4 Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMP) di Wilayah Kota Luwuk tahun 2019 yang berjumlah 2.161 berdasarkan metode Accidental Sampling. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa berat badan terendah responden yaitu sebesar 26,20 kg dan Berat Badan tertinggi 89 kg, dengan rerata berat responden yaitu 46,51 kg, Tinggi Badan terendah responden yaitu 136 cm dan tinggi badan tertinggi 170,3 cm, dengan rerata tinggi badan responden yaitu 152 cm, Status Gizi Anak Remaja sangat kurus sebanyak 3 responden (0,8%), gizi kurus sebanyak 18 responden (4,8%), gizi normal sebanyak 282 responden (75,6%), gizi gemuk sebanyak 35 responden (9,3%), dan status gizi obesitas sebanyak 35 responden (9,3%). Hasil pengukuran dan perhitungan IMT/U pada remaja menunjukan rata-rata remaja masuk dalam kategori status gizi normal (ideal), sedangkan selebihnya mengalami masalah gizi. Diharapkan kepada orang tua agar lebih memperhatikan status gizi anaknya dengan memperhatikan asupan zat gizinya karena masa remaja merupakan masa pertumbuhan anak, dan Kepala Sekolah diharapkan untuk dapat bekerja sama dengan instansi kesehatan dan perguruan tinggi untuk menyampaikan materi terkait gizi seimbang.
Nutritional status is an important thing that must be known by every individual in order to be able to anticipate and prevent the occurrence of undernutrition and over nutrition. This research was conducted with the aim to find out the nutritional status of adolescents in the Luwuk City area. This type of research is descriptive. The population in this study were students who were in 4 High Schools (SMP) in the Luwuk City Region in 2019, amounting to 2,161 based on the Accidental Sampling method. Analysis of the data used is descriptive. The results showed that the body weight respondent's lowest body weight was 26.20 kg and the highest body weight was 89 kg, with the respondent's average weight being 46.51 kg, the respondent's lowest body height was 136 cm and the highest body height was 170.3 cm , with the average height of the respondent is 152 cm, the Nutrition Status of Adolescent Children is very thin as much as 3 respondents (0.8%), thin nutrition as much as 18 respondents (4.8%), normal nutrition as many as 282 respondents (75.6%), obese nutrition as many as 35 respondents (9.3%), and nutritional status of obesity as many as 35 respondents (9.3%). The measurement results and calculation of BMI/U in adolescents shows the average adolescent is included in the category of normal (ideal) nutritional status, while the rest are experiencing nutritional problems. It is expected that parents pay more attention to their child's nutritional status by paying attention to their nutritional intake because adolescence is a growing period of children, and the Principal is expected to be able to work together with health agencies and universities to deliver material related to balanced nutrition.