Most Indonesians rarely calculate their daily sugar intake.

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Cindy Mutia Annur 21/08/2023 19:10 WIB

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Respondent Intensity in Calculating Daily Sugar Intake (August 2023)

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Based on a survey by the Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC), only a small percentage of Indonesians regularly calculate their daily sugar intake.

In total, only 30% of respondents frequently calculate their daily sugar intake, with 24.5% reporting doing so frequently, and 5.4% very frequently.

Conversely, 70% of respondents are not accustomed to doing so. The breakdown is as follows: 21.3% said never, 15.4% very rarely, and 33.5% rarely.

High daily sugar intake can be harmful to the body. According to the Director General of Disease Prevention and Control at the Ministry of Health, dr. Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, excessive sugar consumption, from both food and beverages, carries a high risk of causing health problems such as high blood sugar, obesity, and diabetes mellitus.

He urged the public to be more mindful of maintaining a balanced diet.

"Maintain your intake of sugar, salt, and fat according to the maximum recommendations: 50 grams of sugar per day (4 tablespoons), 2 grams of salt (1 teaspoon), and 67 grams of fat (5 tablespoons)," said dr. Maxi, as reported on the official website of the Ministry of Health (September 27, 2022).

The Kurious-KIC survey involved 875 respondents spread across Indonesia, with 52.1% male respondents and 47.9% female respondents.

More than half of the respondents were from the island of Java (excluding Jakarta) (62.6%), followed by respondents from Sumatra (13.6%), and DKI Jakarta (13.5%). The proportion of respondents from Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 4% to 1.3%.

The majority of respondents were from the 35-44 age group (33.3%), followed by the 25-34 age group (31%) and the 45-54 age group (21.5%).

Data collection was conducted from June 26 to July 7, 2023, using the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) method, with a margin of error of approximately 3.31% and a 95% confidence level.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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