UNAIR NEWS Modern life with sophisticated technology has made human life patterns shift, including their eating patterns. It was the focus of Institut Francais Indonesia (IFI) and International Office Partnership (IOP) 51动漫 to hold a seminar titled 淪cience Party: Food and Us” on Wednesday, September 14, in Excellence with Morality Hall, Faculty of Psychology UNAIR.
Vice Rector I UNAIRProf. Djoko Santoso, dr., Ph.D., Sp.PD, K-GH, in his address said that modern people are spoiled by technology and information advancement. He hoped that every participant of the seminar can implement their useful insight they got from the seminar.
Director of IFI Surabaya Veronique Mathelin said that food issue has been popular recently. Similar with Prof. Djoko, Mathelinalso hoped that a lesson could be learned from the seminar and applied in daily life.
淭he objective of this event is that science can be implemented by everyone, as this food issue is being an interesting issue, said the Director of IFI Surabaya.
The nutritionist of Faculty of Medicine (FK) Universitas Indonesia Fiastuti Witjaksono, dr., M.S., Sp.GK, a speaker in the seminar said that eating pattern is one of the disease causing factors, especially in modern lifestyle, with high calories, fat, sugar, salt and less fiber and movement (sedentary lifestyle).
30 years ago when we served some fast food, the portion was small. But now, beside bigger portion, the price is cheaper too, it even causes more diseases, she said.
The clinical nutrition specialist UI also explained that in this modern era, there is a lot of delicious food due to flavourants. 淧henomena in villages are the same with the cities. Living in villages or cities show the same patterns, she said. 淭he solution is consuming enough vegetables and fruit, she added.
Beside Fiastuti, there were two other speakers, Triana Kusuma Dewi, M.Sc with 淵ou are What You Eat漷opic, and Afif Kurniawan, M.Psi, with 淓ating Disorder topic of discussion. (*)
Author: Nuri Hermawan
Editor: Defrina Sukma S.
