Fulfill Nutrition Needs To Maintain Body Resilience In The Transition Season

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JAKARTA - Meeting daily nutritional needs is crucial in the midst of extreme weather changes such as the transition season.

Each stage of age has a different nutritional requirement, and its adequate balance can help maintain immunity and prevent various common diseases that often appear during the season transition.

Clinical nutrition specialist, dr. S. Dian Rachmawati, Sp.GK, explained that nutritional intake must be adjusted to the age and level of a person's physical activity.

Children, for example, require larger amounts of carbohydrates, protein, and fat than adults, especially fats that are important for brain development.

"So indeed the range of needs for each person is different, with him, physical activities are different, then the age stage is different, so that need will also be different," he said in a discussion on health in the transition season which was followed online in Jakarta, as quoted by ANTARA.

Meanwhile, the elderly are advised to reduce fat intake and increase protein consumption in order to maintain muscle mass and other body functions. For micronutrient needs such as vitamins and minerals, adult and elderly groups tend to have similar and higher needs than children.

According to Dian, complete and balanced nutrition helps strengthen the immune system, so that the body is better prepared to fight infection. Even if the body is infected, the recovery process can take place faster if the nutrition is properly fulfilled.

Liquid intake is no less important. Ensuring that the body is well hydrated helps maintain fluid balance and prevents the risk of dehydration.

In addition, the consumption of foods rich in micronutrients from fruits and vegetables, as well as special nutritional content such as omega-3, probiotics, and astaxanthins, can strengthen overall endurance.

In the transition season, sudden temperature fluctuations can trigger a decrease in the immune system, which leads to increased risk of diseases such as upper respiratory tract infections (ARI), flu, dehydration, heat stroke, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), to digestive disorders such as diarrhea. Therefore, maintaining nutritional intake is an important preventive step that should not be ignored.