Low Nutrition Knowledge Research Articles

Correlation The Level of Nutritional Knowledge, Breakfast Consumption Patterns With Nutritional Status of Age Students 10-12 MI Dakwatul Khoiriyah Kediri

Children aged 10–12 years need significant energy due to their rapid growth and active lifestyles. Their nutritional status is influenced by nutritional knowledge and breakfast habits. To examine the relationship between nutritional knowledge, breakfast habits, and nutritional status of students aged 10–12 years at MI Dakwatul Khoiriyah Kediri. A cross-sectional study with 40 students using questionnaires for nutritional knowledge, SQ-FFQ interviews to evaluate breakfast habits, and BMI for age index to determine nutritional status. Spearman correlation tests were used for analysis. The study found that 62.5% had low nutritional knowledge, 60% had infrequent breakfast habits, and 65% were malnourished. There is a significant relationship between the level of nutritional knowledge and nutritional status (p=0.000, r=0.688) and between the habit of rarely eating breakfast and poor nutritional status (p=0.000, r=0.812). There is a significant relationship between nutritional knowledge, breakfast habits, and nutritional status of students aged 10–12 years at MI Dakwatul Khoiriyah Kediri. Students should have daily breakfast to meet nutritional needs and improve nutritional status.

Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Adequacy in Powerlifters.

Leonhardt, TPM, Chilibeck, PD, Ko, J, and Zello, GA. Nutrition knowledge and dietary adequacy in powerlifters. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2024-Athletes competing in weight categories (e.g., powerlifters) often restrict food intake approaching competition, which may be detrimental to health and performance. Our purpose was to assess the effect of nutrition knowledge, sex, and time (off-season versus precompetition, when athletes often cut weight) on dietary adequacy in powerlifters. Twenty-three powerlifters (10 females; 30.7 ± 11.2 years) completed questionnaires to assess nutrition knowledge and dietary adequacy. Athletes with higher nutrition knowledge consumed more fruits and nuts and less vitamin B2, B3 across all time points (p < 0.05) and a greater number (73%) were above the recommended dietary allowance for vitamin D compared with athletes with lower nutrition knowledge (50%) (p < 0.05). Male powerlifters with higher nutrition knowledge consumed less alcohol and vitamin A than male powerlifters with lower nutrition knowledge (p < 0.05). Female powerlifters with higher nutrition knowledge consumed less sugar and beverage calories than female powerlifters with lower nutrition knowledge (p < 0.05). Intake of alcohol and carbohydrate decreased, and meat calories increased from off-season to precompetition (p < 0.05). Male powerlifters increased B-vitamins, whereas female powerlifters decreased B-vitamin and sugar consumption approaching competition (p < 0.05). Male powerlifters increased water consumption versus female powerlifters approaching competition (sex × time, p < 0.05). There was no effect of nutrition knowledge on dietary changes approaching competition. Nutrition knowledge, sex, and competitive season affect dietary intake of powerlifters. A higher nutrition knowledge predicts a higher intake of some foods and nutrients important for health and performance. Female powerlifters should pay close attention to the intake of B-vitamins and water before competitions when many are trying to cut weight.

Collegiate student-athletes use and knowledge of third-party tested nutritional supplements: An exploratory study.

Nutritional supplement use in athletes is common, accompanied by potential doping risk. Determine athletes' nutritional supplement and third-party tested (TPT) supplement use, supplement knowledge as well as factors influencing their behavior. Cross-Sectional Study. NCAA DI athletic departments. Student-athletes (n=410, 53% female, age 21.4±1.6 years). Survey questions addressed topics including nutritional supplement knowledge and use, TPT supplement knowledge, use and logo recognition and data were 11 stratified for sex differences. Athletes (91%) report the use of supplements, but the total number of supplements used (median and interquartile range, IQR) is lower in females (7, 4-11), than males (9, 4-12), with U=17960, p=0.01. A total of 48% (n=191, out of 402 responses) reported purchasing supplements outside of their athletic department, with significantly fewer females (40%, n=84) than males (56%, n=107) reporting this behavior (χ2=11.20, p<0.001). No association between TPT logo recognition and TPT use was seen (χ2=0.238, p=0.63). Of all athletes using supplements, 38% (n=140) reported "consistent TPT use", while females (36%, n=70) reported this less often than males (41%, n=70, χ2=0.952, p<0.32). No sex differences were seen for receiving nutritional counseling (89%, p=0.37), or the low nutritional supplement knowledge (<50%, p=0.38), however, males had 2.5 times greater odds at recognizing a TPT organization logo than females (OR=2.45, with 95% CI=1.58-3.79). Most athletes use nutritional supplements. Females report slightly fewer supplements than males, while also less frequently purchasing them outside their athletic department, potentially explaining the lower TPT logo recognition in female athletes.

An Assessment of the Nutritional Status and its Predictors amongst Women in a Rural Community of Dharwad Taluk, Karnataka, India

The connection between food insecurity and health is becoming more widely acknowledged, as it plays a major role in the onset and advancement of non-communicable illnesses. The family's overall well-being and health are directly impacted by the health status of the female. Rural women play a dominant role in the country’s economy and their nutritional status has direct bearing on the whole family. Hence the present study was conducted with the objective to assess nutritional status and to identify the predictors of poor nutrition among rural women of Dharwad taluk, Karnataka. The sample of the study included 500 rural women in the age group of 16-80 years. A self structured questionnaire, SES Agarwal 2005, Anthropometric measurements were used to assess BMI, Hb level, knowledge level and morbidity status. More than one third of the rural women were selected were in the age group of 40-80 years, were illiterates and involved in agriculture. Majority belong to social tribes and staying in nuclear families. Two third of the selected rural womenconsume non-vegetarian food. More than half of the families belonged to upper middle socio economic status. Majority of them had health related problems and were in mild to moderate anemia category. Low SES, low nutritional knowledge, non working status, morbidity condition, middle age group, anemia status and poor protein diet were found to be the risk factors of poor nutritional status among rural women. Low SES was found to be 2.6 times riskier; anemia condition was 4.68 times risk when compared to normal Hemoglobin level.

Nutritional knowledge, nutritional status and associated factors among pregnant adolescents in the West Arsi Zone, central Ethiopia

When pregnancy occur among teenagers; there is a competition for nutrients between the still-growing adolescent mother and her fetus. Pregnant adolescents’ nutrition issues are not addressed well and changes are too slow in Ethiopia. This study aimed to study, nutrition knowledge, nutritional status and associated factors among pregnant adolescents in West Arsi , central Ethiopia. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 426 pregnant adolescents between January 1 and January 25, 2023. Data were collected using kobo collect and analyzed using SPSS version 25. We performed linear regression to identify independent predictors of nutritional status and multivariable logistic regression analyses to identify nutritional knowledge. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals were estimated to show the strength of the association. Magnitude of good nutrition knowledge was 23.7%, 95% CI (21.4–25.3%), and the odds of having good nutrition knowledge was 7.5 times higher among participants whose education level was above college compared with illiterate participants [(AOR = 7.5, 95% CI = (5.27–9.38)],the odds of having good nutrition knowledge was 8 times higher among adolescent who had ANC visits, [(AOR = 8, 95% CI = (3.63–13.85)], and the odds of having good nutrition knowledge was 5 times higher among adolescents who received nutrition education [(AOR = 5, 95% CI = (3.67- 13.53)]. Receiving nutrition education (β = 0.25, P = 0.002) and good nutrition knowledge (β = 0.08, P < 0.001) were positively associated with nutritional status; however, food insecurity (β = − 0.93, P < 0.001) was negatively associated with nutritional status. The nutrition knowledge of pregnant adolescents was suboptimal; educational status, ANC visits and nutrition education were associated with good nutrition knowledge, whereas food insecurity, low nutrition knowledge, and not receiving nutrition education were predictors of poor nutritional status. Nutritional education interventions, increasing utilization of ANC, and interventions for improving food security are strongly recommended.

Low Diet Quality and Nutritional Knowledge in Women with Endometriosis: A Pilot Study.

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterus that can cause chronic pain, dysmenorrhea, fatigue, and infertility. The aim of this study was to assess diet quality and nutritional knowledge of women with endometriosis. A questionnaire was used to collect data on lifestyle, dietary habits and nutritional knowledge from 90 women. More than 80% of women with endometriosis (82.2%) confirmed that diet and lifestyle are related to the progression of endometriosis. After being diagnosed with endometriosis, 77.3% of respondents reported a change in their dietary habits and made various changes to their diet by increasing or eliminating the consumption of certain foods. The majority declared reducing pro-inflammatory products, increasing anti-inflammatory foods, including the consumption of vegetables and fruits, avoiding white/or red/or processed meat, and avoiding sweets. Nevertheless, diet quality as assessed by the pro-healthy diet index (pHDI-10) and the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) showed a low intensity of consumption of pro-healthy food (average pHDI-10 value 31.4%; MDS 7.55/14 points, p = 0.0001). Women with endometriosis reported lower than recommended consumption of fruits, vegetables, dairy products and whole grains. A higher percentage of healthy controls had a "good" level of nutritional knowledge than women with endometriosis. The results of our study highlight the need to improve diet quality and nutritional knowledge among women with endometriosis as well as developing targeted dietary recommendations to help improve well-being and reduce the pain symptoms of endometriosis.

Low Iodine Nutrition Knowledge in Chinese Breastfeeding Women despite Adequate Iodine Status.

There has been a scarcity of evidence about iodine nutrition knowledge among women during pregnancy and lactation. The aim of this study was to determine women's iodine knowledge and the relationship between knowledge and iodine status during pregnancy and lactation. Women were recruited from a hospital in the western part of China in the third trimester of pregnancy and followed until the end of the first week of lactation. The women's iodine status was measured by their urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and an iodine-specific, validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Iodine nutrition knowledge was assessed using an iodine nutrition knowledge questionnaire. A total of 200 women (mean age of 29.0 ± 4.2 years) completed the whole study. The majority of the women did not consume enough iodine during both pregnancy and lactation (231.89 vs. 237.26 µg/day). The overall mean iodine knowledge scores in our sample of women during pregnancy and lactation were 4.77 and 4.87, indicating low iodine knowledge. The use of iodized salt and a higher education level were significantly associated with an increased iodine knowledge score. In conclusion, this study reported poor iodine nutrition knowledge in women, highlighting a public health concern. Therefore, the iodine knowledge of women should be improved, possibly via maternal health campaigns to avoid the consequences of iodine deficiency disorders in newborns.

Risk of low energy availability and nutrition knowledge among female team sport athletes.

Nutrition knowledge influences adequate dietary intake in athletes. Inadequate dietary intakes can result in low energy availability (LEA) which can lead to relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). To date, there is little information on the relationship between nutrition knowledge and the risk of LEA in female team sport athletes. This study investigates if general and sports nutrition knowledge are associated with the risk of LEA in female team athletes. A cross-sectional design was used. Female athletes (>16 years) who participate in team sports in New Zealand were asked to complete an online questionnaire. The LEA in Females Questionnaire and the Abridged Sport Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire were included. LEA risk and general/sports nutrition knowledge were assessed. The relationship between LEA risk and knowledge was analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis Test of independent variables and χ2 tests. Among 100 female athletes, 53% were at-risk for LEA, and 70% (N.=67) had poor nutrition knowledge. Athletes who were "at-risk" for LEA and those who were "not at-risk" for LEA did not differ statistically in terms of age (P=0.350) or BMI (P=0.576). Of those "not at risk" 54% had an A-NSK score between 50 and 60% (i.e., average knowledge), whereas 54% of the athletes who were "at risk" for LEA had poor nutrition knowledge. There was no statistical difference between the groups (P=0.273). The poor nutrition knowledge and the high rates of those "at risk" of LEA among team sports athletes indicates the need for more nutrition education in this population.

Body Image, Dietary Intake, and Nutrition Knowledge in Relation to Body Composition in Ballerinas

Body composition in relation to body image, dietary intake, and nutrition knowledge among ballerinas were assessed in this study. This cross-sectional study collected data from ballet schools in Jakarta and Bekasi using anthropometric measurements and interviews. Among participants aged 8‒39 years, more than 50% had normal range body composition, 65.4% had self-perceived negative body image, more than 71% had normal dietary intake; however, 67.3% had low nutrition knowledge score. Overweight ballerinas had significantly higher body fat, fat-free mass, fat-free mass index and muscle mass index, except for total-body-water (p&lt;0.05). There is correlation between body composition and body image among ballerinas resided in Jakarta and Bekasi.

Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Nutritional Knowledge among Working Mothers in Terengganu

Broadly defined, nutrition knowledge relates to understanding concepts and processes connected to nutrition and health, such as diet and health, diet and disease, main nutrient sources, and dietary guidelines and recommendations. This study aims to determine the association between sociodemographic factors (age, educational level, marital status, salary income, location, type of job, and family members) and nutritional knowledge among working mothers in Terengganu. This cross-sectional study collected sociodemographic information and nutritional knowledge using General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire among 281 working mothers aged 19 to 60 years old. The results show the majority of the participants (70%) had good scores, 23.8% had excellent scores, 6.4% had an average score and 0.4% had poor scores respectively. The prevalence of nutritional knowledge among working mothers in Terengganu was excellent as they were 93.2% scored for high nutritional knowledge, and only 6.8% scored for low nutritional knowledge. Furthermore, there was a significant association between sociodemographic factors (age, educational level, marital status, and salary income) with nutritional knowledge among working mothers in Terengganu. Meanwhile, there was no significant association between sociodemographic factors (location, type of job, and family members) with nutritional knowledge among working mothers in Terengganu. A nutritious diet helps to maintain healthy body weight, promotes favourable pregnancy outcomes, supports normal growth, development, and aging, and minimizes the risk of chronic disease, all of which contribute to overall health and well-being. Therefore, nutritional knowledge should be widely disseminated to Malaysians of all ages.&#x0D;

Pengetahuan Gizi dan Riwayat Pola Makan Ibu Hamil Berhubungan dengan Kejadian Stunting pada Balita

Stunting is a global problem including Indonesia and a threat to developing countries related to the impact of malnutrition, malnutrition and infection on children, so this problem is urgent to be addressed. This study aims to analyze the relationship between nutritional knowledge and dietary history of pregnant women with the incidence of Stunting cases. The cross-sectional correlation design study used the purposive sampling method for as many as 53 respondents, based on the guidance of the results of height measurements 6 months earlier in the MCH book and researchers measured height and weight together with nurses/midwives during Posyandu activities in the month of data collection. The research was conducted for 1 month in the working area of the Puskesmas Tanah Tinggi Kota Tangerang. Data were collected using maternal nutrition knowledge questionnaires and dietary history of pregnant women developed by researchers with reliability results of 0.935 and 0.912. The results of the chi-square statistical test, show that low nutritional knowledge in pregnant women can trigger six times the incidence of Stunting with p: 0.002 and poor diet of pregnant women contributes seven times the incidence of Stunting with p: 0.003. Stunting is triggered by low maternal knowledge about nutrition and poor diet during pregnancy. Providing education related to nutrition for pregnant women and diet is better given before pregnancy, especially for adolescent girls or couples before marriage by utilizing adolescent posyandu.

Nutritional knowledge of mothers, children’s food consumption, and stunting prevalence: a study of indigenous community in Kasepuhan of Ciptagelar and Sinar Resmi, West Java, Indonesia

Background: The indigenous community of Kasepuhan of Ciptagelar lives in villages that still hold the local traditions firmly. In contrast, the indigenous community of Kasepuhan of Sinar Resmi geographically live in more open villages, so they can easily interact with people from other villages. Culture contributes social values to food consumption and nutritional status. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the two indigenous communities from January 2015 until June 2016. The study involved selecting samples using stratified random sampling. The total sample was as many as 200 households. Results: The study found that 70.3% of mothers in Kasepuhan of Ciptagelar and 48.6% in Kasepuhan of Sinar Resmi have low nutritional knowledge (score &lt;60). The households living in both Kasepuhans had high dietary consumption diversity. However, a household in Ciptagelar had a higher dietary diversity score (6.4±1.4) than in Sinar Resmi (5.7±2.0) (p=0.032). The foods taboo for pregnant mothers were meatballs, Reundeu leaves, durian, pineapple, and Ambon banana. The foods taboo for children under five were meat, chicken feet, chicken tail, chicken liver, chicken gizzard, and seafish. The stunting prevalence of children in Ciptagelar was 44.3%, while Sukaresmi was 22.9%. Conclusions: Based on those findings, the mother’s nutritional knowledge in Kasepuhan of Sinar Resmi was better than in Kasepuhan of Ciptagelar. The diversity of household food consumption in Kasepuhan of Ciptagelar was higher. However, there was a possibility that the nutritional intake of children in Kasepuhan of Ciptagelar was lower. Consequently, the stunting prevalence was higher in Kasepuhan of Ciptagelar than in the Kasepuhan of Sinar Resmi.

HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN NUTRISI DENGAN OBESITAS PADA MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN DOKTER FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN UNIVERSITAS UDAYANA

Background. Obesity is one of problems that are often found in students due to the lifestyle of students who are less active. Changes in student lifestyles to become sedentary have an impact on eating patterns, or the consumption of people who are more likely to choose fast food, high-calorie, and high-fat foods. Nutrition knowledge is known to affect a person's diet. Diet itself certainly affects the type of food and the amount of food consumed every day. People with high nutrition knowledge will be able to regulate their daily diet and avoid one of the risks of obesity.&#x0D; Purpose. To know the relationship between nutritional knowledge and obesity.&#x0D; Method. Type of research used is an analytical cross sectional research method to analyze the relationship between nutrition knowledge and BMI among medical students in Udayana University.&#x0D; Results. The samples that were collected were 98 people, the results obtained in this study showed that 53.1% of students had a normal BMI and 48% of students had low nutritional knowledge.&#x0D; Based on this study, it was found that the p value was 0.588 and it can be concluded that there is no relationship between nutritional knowledge and obesity

AVALIAÇÃO DO CONHECIMENTO E DO ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DE PACIENTES COM CÂNCER EM UM HOSPITAL PÚBLICO DO INTERIOR PAULISTA

Weight loss in cancer occurs both through disease and treatment. The objective was to evaluate the nutritional knowledge of cancer patients and their nutritional status. This was an observational, descriptive study of 50 cancer patients, over 19 years old, admitted to a public hospital in the interior of São Paulo. Nutritional knowledge, anthropometric profile and weight loss were evaluated. For data analysis, the frequencies, mean and standard deviation of continuous variables were calculated and presented in the form of tables, charts and graphs of sectors. 44% of the patients had severe weight loss before the diagnosis of the disease until the moment of the research and a greater weight loss was evident in those patients who presented medium and low nutritional knowledge. It is necessary to creat nutritional education actions aimed at improving knowledge and eating behavior, in order to clarify doubts and improve their nutritional status.

Beslenme Bilgi Düzeyi ve Sürdürülebilir Gıda Okuryazarlığı Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract &#x0D; Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between nutrition knowledge and sustainable food literacy. &#x0D; &#x0D; Material and Method: It was carried out in 280 people aged 19 to 75 years. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. To measure the level of sustainable of food literacy, the Sustainable Food Literacy Scale was applied. Nutrition knowledge was evaluated using nutrition knowledge questionnaire. &#x0D; &#x0D; Results: Participants in the low-nutrition knowledge group had lower sustainable food knowledge scores than those of the medium and high nutrition knowledge groups (p

Health Education about Students’ Nutrition Knowledge in Vocational School

Several problems that teenagers have health and nutrition. It is because teenagers are a group that is vulnerable to nutritional problems, teenagers are said to be vulnerable because they need energy and nutrition during their growth, development, and lifestyle changes. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of knowledge about balanced nutrition and the status of young women. This research is a descriptive study using a cross-sectional approach. The research was conducted at Vocational School (SMKN) 01 Jakarta, from October to November 2022. The sample in this study was 51 students in classes XI and XII at SMKN 01 Jakarta. The results found that 62.7% (32) students had high nutritional knowledge and 37.3% (19) students had low nutritional knowledge. Learning media prefer use to improve student’s knowledge about nutrition. Health education have an important function in nutrition education for vocational students. The recommendation of this research is that teenagers can increase their knowledge by learning media

Nutrition knowledge, cooking practices, and consumption of indigenous leafy vegetables among households in Sagnarigu Municipality, Ghana

This study assessed nutrition knowledge, cooking practices, and consumption of indigenous leafy vegetables (IGLVs) among households in the Sagnarigu Municipality, Ghana. A structured questionnaire was employed to collect data on socio-demographics, nutrition knowledge scores, cooking practices, and consumption of IGLVs in the Sagnarigu Municipality. The study was cross-sectional, with a multi-stage sampling to select 399 respondents responsible for preparing family meals. More than half of the respondents had a low nutrition knowledge of IGLVs. Respondents with basic education were 67% (OR = 0.410, 95% CI: 0.170–0.986, p = 0.047) less likely to have high nutrition knowledge of IGLVs than those with tertiary education. Most respondents (65.7%) chopped their IGLVs before washing, and almost all (90.2%) discarded stock after cooking. Concerning the consumption of IGLVs, almost all respondents’ households consumed kenaf and jute leaves representing 90.2% and 99.5% respectively. A few of the respondents indicated that availability, low cost and high nutrient content were significant drivers in the consumption of IGLVs (27.1%, 13.3% and 8.8%, respectively). Therefore, interventions by both the government and non-governmental organisations to increase nutrition knowledge and consumption of IGLVs should include strategies to promote the production, utilisation, and commercialisation of IGLVs, especially in the Northern Region.

Adolescents' knowledge and beliefs regarding health risks of soda and diet soda consumption.

To examine Australian adolescents' knowledge and beliefs regarding potential health consequences of soda and diet soda consumption and nutritional aspects of soda and explore associations with consumption. A survey utilising a nationally representative sample (stratified two-stage probability design) assessed knowledge of nutritional contents and health consequences of soda, and beliefs regarding health risks of diet soda, and soda and diet drink consumption. Australia. 9102 Australian school students (12-17 years) surveyed in 2018. Adolescents had lower nutritional knowledge (sugar content (22·2 %), exercise equivalent (33·9 %), calories/kJ (3·1 %)) than general knowledge of health risks (87·4 %) and some health effects (71·7-75·6 % for tooth decay, weight gain and diabetes), with lower knowledge of heart disease (56·0 %) and cancer (19·3 %). Beliefs regarding health effects of diet soda were similar, albeit not as high. In general, female sex, older age and less disadvantage were associated with reporting health effects of soda and diet soda, and nutritional knowledge of soda (P < 0·001). Those reporting tooth decay, weight gain, heart disease and diabetes as health effects of soda and diet soda were lower consumers of soda and diet drinks (P < 0·001), as were those with higher nutritional knowledge (sugar content and exercise equivalent; P < 0·001). This study highlights possible knowledge gaps regarding the health effects of soda and nutritional knowledge for public health intervention. When implementing such interventions, it is important to monitor the extent to which adolescents may consider diet drinks as an alternative beverage given varied beliefs about health consequences and evolving evidence.

Penyuluhan gizi pada ibu dengan menggunakan flip chart di kecamatan benua kayong Kabupaten ketapang

The aim of this Community service activities is to increase knowledge and understanding as well as mother participation in stunting prevention and early detection programs for children under five who are expected to their children's growth and development so that their growth and development can be optimized. The method used is to assess people's knowledge and the problems faced regarding prevention and how to assess / early detection of stunting in infants in Suka Baru village, Benua kayong subdistrict, Ketapang. Mother's knowledge was measured using pre-test before the activity and post-test after being given knowledge. Results showed pre test of participants high knowledge of the category were 2 people (3.08%), then after the post test increased to 11 people (16.92%), while participants low nutritional knowledge of the category were 4 people (6.15%) decreased to 1 person (1.54%). Based on these results, it is known that nutrition extension to mothers using flip chart able given increase nutrition knowledge 1.58%.

Health Education On Balanced Nutrition in Toddlers in Teluk Pinang Village

Introduction: Knowledge of balanced nutrition in toddlers in Indonesia is still relatively low. Of the 37.2% of toddlers in Indonesia, only 13.0% experienced malnutrition status based on age and 2.5% who experienced thinness based on weight compared to height. This means that there are only 13.0% and 2.5% of children under five who have been malnourished from a long time until now, low balanced nutrition knowledge has resulted in Indonesia still facing nutritional problems in toddlers such as malnutrition. Purpose: To determine the effect of "balanced nutrition" education on maternal knowledge in fulfilling "balanced nutrition" in toddlers in Teluk Pinang Village. Method: The method carried out is the lecture method, in this community service, the speaker team provides understanding to 22 mothers who have toddlers. Results: The results of statistical test calculations obtained a t value of 6,953 and p = 0.000 (p&lt;001), meaning that there is an influence of balanced nutrition education for toddlers. From the results obtained from the pre-test and post-test, it shows an increase in participants' understanding from an average pre-test value of 60 to an average post test value of 75. Conclusion: This "balanced nutrition" education can be influenced on mothers who have toddlers, especially for mothers who are poorly educated and relatively young to be able to increase knowledge in meeting the nutrition of toddlers in Teluk Pinang Village.