The Effect of Nutrition Education Using Booklets on Body Mass Index in Obese Adolescent: Literature Review

Abstract

Background Obesity is a condition that does not balance incoming energy with the needs of a person's body. Being overweight in adolescence is a risk factor for chronic diseases and will be associated with an increased risk of obesity in adulthood. Factors that influence obesity were the interaction between genetic factors, family environmental factors and diet. In addition, there are other factors that cause obesity, including metabolic, genetic, nutritional, socio-economic, cultural, psychological, and lifestyle factors. The Objective of this study was to analyzed the effect of balanced nutrition education through booklets on body mass index in obese adolescents. Method. This research was a descriptive study, also called the interpretive method because the research data was more concerned with the interpretation of the data found. Literature study technique was used in this research to found relevant and supportive sources. Result. Based on 4 articles on the influence of nutritional education on body mass index in obese adolescents, it was found that educational media in the form of booklets affect the body mass index of obese adolescents while other media in the form of video media and social media Instagram does not affect.

in obese adolescents.