Nutrition Disorders Causes

1. Ignorance of the relationship between food and health
In everyday social life - the day is often seen that even though the family earn enough but the food is served potluck only. (Moehji, Sjahmin. 2002)

2. Prejudiced against certain foods
Many foods are actually high nutritional value but not used or used only on a limited basis due prasangkaan bad to the food ingredients. Use of food ingredients that are considered lower the dignity of the family. Types of vegetables such as genjer, turi leaves, cassava leaves even the rich in iron, vitamin A and protein, in some areas are still considered a food that lowers the dignity of the family. (Moehji, Sjahmin. 2002)

3. The existence of adverse habits or abstinence
The various customs associated with eating certain foods abstinence is still frequently encountered, especially in rural areas. Habits of pregnant women to eat certain foods that are not of the prohibition of the doctor, actually would be detrimental to the mother's own health. (Moehji, Sjahmin. 2002)

4. Excessive passions against certain types of food
Excessive favorite food of a certain type of food (Food Faddisme) will result in less varied diet and will result in the body does not obtain all the necessary nutrients. (Moehji, Sjahmin. 2002)

5. Limited family income
There is no denying that the family income will also determine the meals for a family day - the day, both quality and quantity of food. Knowledge of the levels of nutrients in various foodstuffs, food ingredients for health usefulness family can help mothers choose foodstuffs whose prices are not so expensive but high nutritional value. (Moehji, Sjahmin. 2002)

6. Birth spacing is too tight
Many research results that prove that many children who suffer from nutritional disorders because his mother was pregnant again or a new sister is born, so do not take good care of her mother. (Moehji, Sjahmin. 2002)