Do not Excessive consumption of sugar, salt and fat

Sugar, salt, and fat, all three are always present in food consumption society in general. However, keep in mind, sugar, salt, and fat can bring serious health problems if it is often consumed in excess.

Every person per day is actually quite a consumption of 50 grams of sugar (4 tablespoons), 2000 milligrams of sodium / sodium or 5 grams of salt (1 teaspoon), and for fat, just 67 grams (5 tablespoons).

Head of the Section of Diabetes Mellitus -Pengendalian Communicable Diseases MoH Robert M Saragih said, unhealthy eating patterns such as excess sugar, salt, and fat can cause various diseases are not contagious.

"Non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, can be complications to the heart up to the kidneys," said Robert in the event Education Health Agent Award Finalist 2016 Nutrifood Office, East Jakarta, Tuesday (19/07/2016).

diabetes can be caused by too much consumption of sweet foods. This can lead to insulin resistance.

Meanwhile, excess salt can cause high blood pressure. Then, the accumulation of fat can clog blood flow thereby increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke.

According to the Nutrition & Health Education Manager Nutrifood Fendy Susanto, people often unwittingly excessive consumption of sugar, salt, fat. However, they generally know about the risks of unhealthy food consumption.

Fendy revealed, according to research, as many as 7 out of 10 deaths in Indonesia are caused by non-communicable diseases. It is necessary to educate and form habits early on about healthy eating.