INFO22 - The increasing cases of heart disease and cholesterol in Indonesia was most closely related to diet or meal patterns of Indonesia is very difficult to change.
Widjaja Lukito, clinical nutrition specialist who is also secretary of the Presidential Advisory Council members to explain the field of public welfare, the Indonesian diet is very closely tied to ethnic, traditional factors, way of presenting, and economic aspects of food consumed make minimal fiber and unhealthy.
"Like for example coconut milk, the most widely used of the various ethnic communities for cooking. And the effect is less good for the body. As for the omitted altogether impossible. It involves the purchasing power and environmental conditions as well," said Widjaja, who found in cholesterol-week seminar on ago in Jakarta.
So is the percentage of dietary fiber of Indonesia, according to Widjaja, if found there are people who consume 12 percent fiber alone is very good at all in Indonesia. "And beyond the average 25 percent," he added.
"This is what makes the case more and more degenerative diseases. For we are very hard to change the meal patterns of Indonesia. Imagine compotition food we just never change, if any change is only seputaran that's it. No flourish. If it wants to make changes at least the experts in Indonesia, such as cardiologists, nutritionists and nutrition should all sit down together to talk about this, "said Widjaja.
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