Are you afraid of being fat? Be Careful, Maybe You Have These 4 Problems

Are you afraid of being fat? Be Careful, Maybe You Have These 4 Problems - Hello Healthy Friend! Are you afraid of fat? Most people, especially women, are not satisfied with their body shape, whether they feel too fat or too thin. Well, a person's opinion or perception of the condition of his body is called a  body image.

But, do you know? Apparently, this is often the wrong body image  can result in the emergence of various negative behaviors, such as a strict diet , regurgitating food that has been eaten, and so forth. Apparently, things like that are classified as psychological disorders.

Well, this time we will discuss health problems related to body image , especially the cause of fear of fat is wrong. Here we go :

1. Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia is a serious eating disorder characterized by hunger and excessive weight loss. People who suffer from this disorder assume that they are fat and try to lose weight continuously through a strict diet or excessive physical activity, even though his body is already very thin .

Ever heard of the case of the death of Jeremy Gillitzer, a male model suffering from anorexia? This model follows a strict diet that makes her very hungry and dies at the age of 38 with a body weight of around 30 kg.

2. Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia is a type of eating disorder in which the patient consumes large portions of food at one time then immediately spits the food back. There are 2 types of bulimia, namely:

• bulimia purging (regularly forcibly spewing food or misuse of laxatives and diuretics)
• bulimia nonpurging (using methods to prevent weight gain, such as fasting, strict diets or excessive exercise to burn calories that come through food).

3. Eating Disorder not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)
People with EDNOS have symptoms that are almost similar to anorexia and bulimia. Usually sufferers are very disturbed eating patterns and have excessive fear of experiencing weight gain. Physical signs of EDNOS such as weight ups and downs, menstrual cycle disorders, frequent pain due to impaired immune system, etc.

The psychological signs are dissatisfaction with excessive body shape, low self-esteem and feeling ashamed, sensitive to food, etc. Signs of behavior include excessive dieting, changes in food preferences, anti-social behavior, etc. Be careful Friend Healthy, because this disorder can result in infertility, both in men and women tablets!

4. Other specified feeding and eating disorers (OSFED)
Some clinical symptoms of OSFED include weight loss significantly but still within the normal range, experiencing anorexia and bulimia nervosa with low frequency, vomiting food, and experiencing  night eating syndrome . In general, you will see signs such as being very concerned with body weight, changes in eating behavior, and changes in personality and social behavior.

The problem of fear of fat is common in women, especially teenagers and those who are growing up. So, you should be vigilant if you or your friends have the above symptoms! However the ideal body weight is the best. (Aug & Don)

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Asmat Malnutrition, Slap for All of Us

Asmat Malnutrition, Slap for All of Us - Healthy Friend, are you an active Instagram user? Yep, as one of the most popular social media right now, there are many things that we have witnessed on Instagram. Starting from the latest fashion trends , vacation style artists,  celebrity makeup products , to everyday activities selebgram that seems almost perfect like fairy tales. But, have you seen the news about the Asmat malnutrition case on Instagram or other social media?

As one of the countries with good economic development, the purchasing power of Indonesian people has also improved compared to the new decades. However, behind it all, the gap still occurs. Asmat, which has been in the spotlight a few months ago, is a region in the easternmost part of Indonesia, Papua Province. According to the World Food Program, Papua is one of the regions with the highest levels of malnutrition together with East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). With areas that are difficult to reach because they are separated by the sea with mountainous land conditions, access to food, health information, and medical devices in Asmat has become limited.

In a previous expert question article , it was mentioned that measles for children has a dangerous impact. When a child who is not vaccinated has measles, he will lose weight and be at risk of blindness due to vitamin A deficiency. With this weight loss, infectious diseases are very easy to attack the child so that if not handled properly, death is very likely to occur. Therefore, the scope of immunization, especially measles immunization in Asmat is questionable.

Not only discussed in national media
This extraordinary event slapped us all. This case is not only hotly discussed in local and national media, but also in international media. " The hollow eyes of hunger in Indonesia's Papua " written by Step Vaessen in Aljazeera media . This article illustrates how deaths from starvation and measles outbreaks are ironic because they occur in the largest gold mining area in the world operated by an American company, Freeport. This irony has also been discussed before in TIME with the article title " A Tragic, Forgotten Place. Poverty and Death in Indonesia's Land of Gold ".

Apart from handling in terms of nutrition and health, this treatment can not be separated from improvement from the other side
In the commemoration of the National Nutrition Day on January 25, 2018, the importance of specific and sensitive nutrition interventions was discussed. Specific nutrition interventions are efforts to prevent and reduce nutritional problems directly, for example by providing immunization and supplementary feeding (PMT). Whereas sensitive nutrition interventions are efforts to prevent and reduce nutrition problems indirectly, usually carried out by the non-health sector, for example by providing clean water, poverty alleviation, and infrastructure improvements.

herefore, topics related to nutrition are no longer only used by the Nutrition Directorate of the Ministry of Health. This topic was also in fact discussed in other ministries that might have never discussed nutrition before, for example the Ministry of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration to the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education.

Asmat malnutrition case so a  wake up call for  us all. You agree?

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3 Main Worms Cause Infection in Children!

3 Main Worms Cause Infection in Children! - Hello, Healthy Friend! You must be familiar with listening to the events of intestinal worms in young children. The government even announced that it would consume worm medicine twice a year. What are worms actually? And what kind of worm causes this disease? Come, see the following explanation!

There are 3 types of worms that cause intestinal infections. As a result of this infection, sufferers will experience malnutrition, anemia and decreased levels of health so that the impact on growth disorders and cognitive abilities. The three worms are roundworms ( Ascaris lumbricoides ), whipworms ( Trichuris trichiura ) and hookworms ( Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale ).

1. Ascaris lumbricoides
Ascaris lumbricoides can be as long as 15-30 cm when mature and will take up a large amount of space in the intestine. These worms can live for 12-18 months in the body, then continue to multiply. If it reaches a minimum of 300, the child infected with the worm will have a low appetite because it will not feel hungry. Uniquely, this worm can last for 12-18 months!

The presence of Ascaris lumbricoides can cause intestinal mucosal abnormalities such as inflammation of the intestinal wall or lengthening and shortening of the intestinal villi which will interfere with food absorption. In addition, this worm also gives a hyperperistaltic effect, causing diarrhea or an unpleasant taste in the stomach and appetite disorders.

2. Trichuris trichiura
Trichuris trichiura which is often called a whipworm is a type of worm that can cause abnormalities in the body if there is trauma by worms or toxic effects. In severe infections, patients can experience bloody diarrhea, slimy and anemia due to bleeding that occurs in the intestinal mucosa. Trichuris trichiura in addition to using carbohydrates as its food, also suck 0.005 ml of blood per day in adulthood. This worm has a very long life span of 10 years and will certainly disrupt the growth of children.

3. Hookworm ( Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale )
Hookworm infections are usually caused by Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale . These worms enter through the pores of the skin and live in the upper third of the small intestine and can last up to 7 years or more. Ancylostoma duodenale can suck up to 0.16-0.34 ml of blood per day, while a Necator americanus can suck 0.03-0.05 ml of blood per day, an amount greater than that of Trichuris trichiura . The bite from Ancylostoma duodenale has a heavier effect and a stronger anticoagulant ability than that caused by Necator americanus .

Clinical symptoms that occur depend on the severity or degree of infection in the form of anorexia (do not want to eat), nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, fatigue, headache, shortness of breath, palpitations, dyspepsia, and pain around the intestine. Symptoms of anemia due to iron deficiency are the most common symptoms. Iron provides an important role in the immune system, cell division, and energy metabolism. So, imagine what if your child is infected with this worm?



Well, that's the 3 types of worms that often infect children. To avoid this disease, let's teach your child to adopt a clean and healthy lifestyle!

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Come, Acquaintances with Anorexia and Bulimia!

Come, Acquaintances with Anorexia and Bulimia! - Hello Healthy Friend! Ever heard of the term eating disorder ? Eating disorder is an eating disorder caused by psychological factors in a person. There are many public figures who experience this disorder, one of them because of the demands of the role or profession they live. Not only that, this disorder has started to spread to the general public, not left behind among teenagers .

here are 2 types of eating disorders that are quite familiar, namely anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa . Come on, find out more!

1. Anorexia nervosa
This eating disorder consists of 2 types. The first type is the type of " binge eating  or cleaning". So in this type, people will eat large amounts quickly and secretly. To avoid weight gain as a result of this behavior, the person will exercise excessively or spit out his food. Whereas the second type is eating disorders which tend to severely limit their daily intake. Well, what are the characteristics of people with this disorder?

• Underweight due to the refusal of food consumption
• Doing exercise excessively to burn calories
• Can develop into changes in eating habits, such as cutting food to a very small form and requires a long time to eat
• Experiencing body image disorders and thinking that his body is fat even though he is actually very thin
• Having unrealistic thoughts like "everything will be fine as long as I'm thin"

2. Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that is regular binge eating, which spits out food that is eaten regularly and continuously with each meal followed by efforts to prevent weight gain. A person with bulimia nervosa will:

• Feeling out of control of food and being afraid you can't stop eating
• Avoid losing weight by exercising too much or fasting.

Well, Healthy Friends must be curious about what makes a person have an eating disorder like this?

1. Individual factors
Teenagers sometimes always think of perfect things according to their own perceptions. They sometimes don't know how to weigh well according to health. They only think about other people's perceptions of their body shape or weight. They are very sensitive and difficult to express what they need or feel.

2. Family factors
The family does not make someone affected by eating disorder . It's just the communication factor in the family that can make the child experience eating disorder .

3. Cultural factors
The cultural factor in question is the existence of environmental perceptions or advertisements and leaflets which say that "thin is beautiful". Things like this that make someone make the wrong mindset.

Well, Healthy Friends already understand more about the 2 types of eating disorders that occur a lot in the environment around us? The thing to remember is how we maintain ideal body weight, not competing to become fat or thin as perceptions of "beautiful" in society.

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Diabetes Insipidus, is it the same as other Diabetes?

Diabetes Insipidus, is it the same as other Diabetes? - Hello, Healthy Friend! Diabetes is a contagious disease that is widely known to the public. Usually people are more familiar with this disease with two types, namely Diabetes Mellitus (DM) type 1 and type 2.
In addition, there are also types of this disease that occur during pregnancy or called gestational diabetes. The equation of the two, namely, causes increased blood sugar levels and less effective work of the hormone insulin. But what if there is a type of this disease that is not related to blood sugar levels and the hormone insulin? Want to know the answer? Come, see the explanation here!

What is diabetes insipidus?
The type of insipidus is actually not the same as mellitus. Yep, this type of diabetes, caused by kidney function that is not as usual, such as producing excessive urinary volume, tasteless, watery, and not smelly. In normal people, ginja can produce 1-2 liters of urine per day. But in patients with this type, the kidneys produce 3-20 liters of urine per day. Well, because of this excessive fluid expenditure, making sufferers often feel thirsty.

This is the cause,
Diabetes insipidus is caused due to a problem with a hormone called vasiopressin (AVP) or antidiuretic hormone (ADH). AVP hormone works to regulate fluid regulation in the body. When the fluid condition in the body is less / low, the pituitary gland (gland under the brain) will produce this hormone.
The AVP hormone makes the body react by reducing the amount of water released by the kidneys so that urine is more concentrated. Whereas in diabetes, due to the disruption of the AVP hormone, causing the kidneys can not produce enough concentrated urine, but issued a lot of urine.

It has nothing to do with sugar levels, why is it called diabetes?

These two types of diabetes, insipidus and mellitus, are not related to each other. However, the symptoms caused by both are the same, namely frequent urination and feeling thirsty. In this type of mellitus, this disease is caused by high blood sugar levels, due to the inability of the body to use blood sugar to be used as energy. While people with diabetes insipidus have normal blood sugar levels, but their kidneys can not maintain body fluid balance.

The following are the types,

• Cranial diabetes insipidus occurs because the body does not produce enough AVP. This type is the most common. The reason is because of damage to the hypotalamus or pituitary gland in the brain due to infection, post surgery, brain tumors, and cereda head. In 1 of these 3 cases, it is still unknown why the hypothalamus  stops producing the AVP hormone.
• Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus; occurs because the kidneys fail to respond to the AVP hormone, even though the hormones produced in sufficient quantities.

Recommended diet

There is no specific diet recommended for this disease. Unlike the DM diet which must regulate eating patterns with the principle of 5j, sufferers of this disease do not have any restrictions on the intake of nutrients from carbohydrates and fats for consumption in normal amounts. A lot of fluid intake is highly recommended to compensate for the amount of urine output by the kidneys.

Now that's the type of diabetes you need to know. It turns out that although the symptoms are the same, the causes occur and the dietary patterns applied are also different, Healthy Friends. But you still have to be aware of this disease, yes, by applying healthy pollywood and keep exercising diligently! Do not forget to  share  this article and give your comments, yes!

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4 This plant can prevent you from mosquito bites

4 This plant can prevent you from mosquito bites - Healthy Friend, in commemoration of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) invites you to jointly prevent malaria that starts from yourself or Zero Malaria Start with Me . What do you think you can do to prevent this disease?

According to a pocket book published by the Ministry of Health, this disease is caused by the Plasmodium parasite which is transmitted by Anopheles mosquito bites . Well, you can start to prevent it by repelling mosquitoes in the surrounding environment by planting 4 of these plants. Want to know what the plants are? Come on, listen! Lets' check it out!

1. Lemon Eucalyptus
Leaves and stems on this plant , are widely used as a basis for oil pembutan to reduce interference from mosquito bites. The natural active substance contained in this plant, namely PMD ( para-methane-3,8-diol ) is useful to repel mosquitoes, which is equivalent to the DEET chemical commonly used as an insect repellent active ingredient that has been recognized by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) . You can use this plant intact or processed into oil to avoid interference, because the aroma of the active substance is not liked by mosquitoes.

2. Lavender
Who does not know this purple-colored herbal plants. Yep, in addition to being useful as a aroma therapy that can make your body relax, this plant can also prevent you from mosquito bites, you know! The content of the active substance Linalool contained in this plant, can be used to control mosquito disorders that are outdoors or indoors. In addition to being used as a mosquito repellent, this plant is also beautiful you can use it as a display on your home.

3. Kecombrang
Usually you use this ingredient as a spice in cooking, like a special Balinese chili sauce. But apparently, this plant can also repel mosquitoes from around you, you know! As reported by Mosquito Control , this plant is more effective at repelling mosquitoes, compared to chemicals that are used as additives for mosquito repellent products. According to research conducted in Thailand , the active substances contained in this plant, namely vetiverol  and isolongifolene can inhibit mosquitoes that want to disturb you.

4. Geranium ( Pelargonium citrosum 'Van Leenii' )
Surely you are already familiar with this plant. Yep, besides lavender, this plant is widely used as an additional ingredient in mosquito repellent lotions . This plant is known as Citrosa or Citronella Geranium . The active substance contained in this plant is citronelal whose aroma can prevent mosquitoes from approaching their food target. Besides being able to be used in the form of oil, this plant can also enhance your home page, you know!

Well, those are some plants that you can use as natural ingredients to repel mosquitoes. Besides being useful as a mosquito repellent, this plant can also beautify your yard and home, you know Healthy Friend! So, let's start protecting the environment you will avoid from malaria, because if not us, who else? Don't share this article to the people closest to you and leave a comment below!

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6 Reasons That Make You Often Bitten by Mosquitoes

6 Reasons That Make You Often Bitten by Mosquitoes - Healthy Friend, have you ever felt it while discussing or working, only you were bitten by a mosquito? If so, what do you think is the reason you are bitten by mosquitoes more often than others? Is it because your blood is sweeter or because you wear a black shirt? Well, you want to know what are the causes? Come on, listen!

1. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Apparently, mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxide, you know! So the more a person exhales or emits CO2, the more attractive it is to mosquitoes. Carbon dioxide released through the nose or mouth, can explain the cause of mosquitoes that love to spin around your head.

2. Sweat and body temperature
Mosquitoes can also detect other substances, such as lactic acid , ammonia and other substances contained in sweat. In addition, mosquitoes also like warm human body temperatures. Well, that's why mosquitoes prefer people who are active and fat.

3. Skin bacteria
The type and amount of bacteria found in a person's skin, apparently affects the possibility of you being bitten by a mosquito, you know! A study conducted by Niels showed that mosquitoes prefer to 'prey' on someone who has more certain microbes on the skin. Well, this also explains the reason mosquitoes are more 'attracted' in the legs, because the skin in the foot area is a 'source' of bacteria.

4. Pregnancy
For certain types of mosquitoes (malaria mosquitoes), pregnant women (pregnant women) are like 'soft sasasran'. A study in Africa found that pregnant women were twice as attractive to malaria mosquitoes. This is due to an increase in carbon dioxide expenditure at the end of pregnancy. Pregnant mothers exhale 21% more than women who do not conceive. In addition, the researchers also found that the mother's stomach contains warmer.

5. Blood type
Research conducted by Shirai, states that someone with blood type O, found twice more attractive to mosquitoes than people with other blood types, you know!

6. Alcohol
Someone who likes to consume alcohol, after drinking it will increase the temperature of the skin and the content of ethanol in his sweat. This is what allows the person to become one of the 'coveted' mosquitoes .

Tips to avoid mosquito bites that we can do alone

Well, you don't want to keep getting bitten by mosquitoes? Aside from the skin becoming red and swollen from bumps, you also don't know whether this mosquito carries the disease with it or not? So, let's do some of these tips to protect you from mosquitoes!

• Use closed clothing to prevent mosquito bites
• Apply a mosquito repellent lotion before the move
• Keep your body clean
• Keep the environment clean
• Avoid the habit of piling up items and hanging clothes
• Close the water container
• Plant mosquito repellent plants at home, such as lemongrass, lavender, marigold, and so on.

Healthy Friend, mosquito bites can be more serious than just bumps. In some people there are certain allergic reactions. In the worst case, mosquito bites can make us infected with diseases such as DHF, Zika, Elephant Feet, and Malaria ... so, keep save , yes! Don't forget to  share this info with the people closest to you and give a comment below, yes!

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