"Therefore, maternal health and nutrition before and during pregnancy in determining the health of children in the future," he said at the symposium "The Importance of Early Life Nutrition to Support Long Term Health", in Yogyakarta.
According to him, the problem of nutrition and health of children over a span of time if left untreated will give a negative impact on the next age.
In connection with this initiative the first 1,000 days of life movement that was recently launched by the government is one example of a program to find a holistic solution to the problem of malnutrition.
"It aims to improve the quality of life for the current generation and future through nutrition early in life with the awareness, knowledge, and expertise," he said.
Medical nutrition experts from the Association of Nutrition Indonesia, Saptawati Bardosono said many epidemiological studies showing an association between long-term health issues with nutrition early in life.
