Nutritional Growth

Adolescent risky of anemia, especially iron deficiency. Although anemia is not contagious but very dangerous, especially for pregnant women because it can affect the health of babies.

When the teenager had anemia, during pregnancy and giving birth will also be anemia. Whereas iron is essential for brain development in infants conceived. As a result, the babies will be born with intelligence below average.

Anemia occurs when red blood cell count decreases. With the reduction in hemoglobin or red blood, the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body decreases. As a result, our body gets less oxygen, which causes weakness and rapid fatigue of the body.

Iron deficiency anemia can occur because since the baby has anemia, hookworm infection, lack of iron intake because foods containing less animal protein, and the process of menstruation in adolescent girls. In addition, anemia caused by nutritional deficiencies or nutrient imbalances are often caused by carelessness of youth and parents.

“Women as a teenager tends to thin, eventually entered into a diet by reducing consumption of foods without any control by parents, so they suffer from anemia.

Adolescent women who suffer from anemia will experience health problems such as difficulty concentrating, lethargy and weak, easily tired and sore. This is certainly going to disrupt their activities and achievements in school.

Therefore, in order to avoid anemia disease, adolescent women should adjust their diet with high consumption of nutritious food. In addition to providing iron tablets, adolescent girls are encouraged to consume foods containing high iron like red meat. In more severe anemia treatment can include blood transfusions or consumption of drugs which can stimulate the production of red blood cells.