In commemoration of National Nutrition Day, which falls every January 25, SCOPH CIMSA FK YARSI held a webinar about eating disorders. This webinar is talking about eating disorders, the prevalence, and risk and factor of eating disorders in adolescents and balanced nutritional intake in adolescents. With the hope, by holding this webinar, people can increase their knowledge and awareness about eating disorders, especially about their lifestyle in order to maintain their health and the environment.
According to Kementerian Kesehatan Repbulik Indone
sia, eating disorders are one of the big concerns in Indonesia besides stunting and obesity. Only a few studies have been conducted regarding eating disorders in Indonesia. Many people still don’t know about eating disorders, especially about anorexsia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating. Everyone can suffer from eating disorders so it is important to spread awareness about eating disorders. | Bappenas. (2019). Pembangunan Gizi di Indonesia. Jakarta
To realize that, SCOPH CIMSA FK YARSI held a project called DORA: Eating Disorder Awareness by a webinar with 3 speakers there are Wilsen Widal Kho from Liaison Officer for United Nation Agencies CIMSA Indonesia 2021/2022, dr. Nur Asiah, MS., Sp.GK (Head of the Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine YARSI University), and dr. Dyani Pitra Velyani, Sp.KJ from Persatuan Dokter Spesialis Kedokteran Jiwa Indonesia (PDSKJI), on February 12, 2022. This project is expected to enlarge and improve their understanding of eating disorders, and how to deal with it and improve their knowledge of nutritional intake of adolescents.
