Body weight is one indicator of a child’s growth that needs to be monitored every month. According to the World Population Review 2021, Indonesia ranks 130th after Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste. This is certainly not a rank to be proud of, for that we need to work on increasing the average IQ by developing the intelligence of the Indonesian people from childhood. One way is to prevent weight faltering. So how does weight faltering disorder affect a child’s IQ? Let’s discuss!
What is Weight Faltering?
Weight faltering is also referred to as growth faltering which means failure to grow. Failure to thrive is a condition in which a child has a stagnant size and weight or does not increase according to age. This condition not only affects the physical appearance of the baby but also affects the intelligence and immunity of the child.
This condition is usually caused by insufficient input or intake or increased “output”. The intake in question is of course the daily food intake. This lack of food intake causes the energy produced to be less or not optimal. This triggers conditions of failure to thrive or weight faltering.
Weight faltering can also increase the risk of children getting stunted, so it is necessary to prevent this condition from happening. Even if it has already been experienced by your little one, it is important to know how to overcome the weight faltering condition. Many studies have found that children who experience weight faltering have a smaller or lighter body and are significantly shorter than children their age. Low height is associated with stunting.
The Effect of Weight Faltering Disorder on Children’s IQ
Failure to grow in this little one has a close relationship with nutritional intake that is not fulfilled. Various factors influence this, including:
- Ineffective breastfeeding or bottle feeding.
- The child refuses to be breastfed.
- Physical disturbances that affect feeding.
- Inadequate eating patterns or routines.
- Lack of bonding between parents and children.
Children weighing under 10 kg as much as 50-60 percent of the energy used for brain development. If the nutritional intake is lacking, the brain will be sacrificed first. Children who have just experienced failure to thrive can experience a decrease in IQ by up to 3 points. Weight faltering can increase the risk of stunting, if a child experiences failure to thrive, you can imagine how much IQ decline might occur. For that we need to prevent weight faltering conditions and reduce the risk of stunting in children.
Tips to Prevent Weight Faltering
To overcome this failure to thrive, nutritional improvements can be made by increasing the intake of nutritious and balanced foods. It is important to provide exclusive breastfeeding for children so that the nutrition they get is optimal. The following are food intakes that can be given to the baby after the exclusive breastfeeding period to prevent this condition:
- Beef
- Fish
- Banana
- Olive oil
- Egg
- MP-ASI containing carbohydrates, fats, and animal protein more than 105 total calories
In addition to meeting the needs of nutritional intake, it is necessary to monitor the baby’s weight regularly. In weighing the baby’s weight, it can’t be careless, accurate and precise scales are needed. According to Prof. Dr. dr. Damayanti Rusli Sjarif, Sp.A(K) in the Socialization of the Need for Medical Devices in Primary Services from the Ministry of Health which was held on Friday (04/02/2022) to monitor the baby’s weight, a child scale with an accuracy of 5-10 grams is needed.
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