Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Email:
Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia.
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2020;29(1):16-26. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.202003_29(1).0003.
This critical review is intended to analyse the existing studies on the consumption patterns of sweetened condensed milk in the diet of young Indonesian children and its potential nutritional health consequences. Considering its limited nutritional value and high sugar content, sweetened condensed milk (SCM) should not be administered to young children (1-3 years old) with the goal of promoting their growth and development. However, such false practice has been reported in mostly urban studies among the underprivileged population. Conclusive scientific evidence is also still lacking regarding the health risks of long-term SCM consumption by young Indonesian children at early ages, as no study has focused on this specific topic. Nevertheless, inadequate understanding of SCM, its consumption patterns, and its long-term effects on health among young Indonesian children have been implicated in public confusion on the topic. Ongoing disparities that exist between regulation, industrial practices, and product advertisement have led to poor understanding in communities, which, to a considerable extent, has contributed to difficulties in segregating data on the consumption of SCM and its related products. Analogous to sugar-sweetened beverages, limited SCM consumption can be recommended when appropriately implemented with active monitoring and evaluation of product advertisements and product labeling, enforcement of regulations, and provision of effective customer education.
这篇评论文章旨在分析印度尼西亚年轻儿童饮食中甜炼乳消费模式的现有研究及其潜在的营养健康后果。考虑到甜炼乳（SCM）的营养价值有限且糖分含量高，因此不应该给 1-3 岁的幼儿喂食甜炼乳，以促进其生长发育。然而，在大多为城市的贫困人群研究中，已经有这种虚假做法的报道。由于没有研究专门针对这一特定主题，因此关于印度尼西亚幼儿长期食用 SCM 的健康风险的结论性科学证据仍然缺乏。此外，由于公众对 SCM 的了解不足，包括对其消费模式及其对健康的长期影响的了解不足，导致公众对此问题感到困惑。监管、工业实践和产品广告之间持续存在的差距导致社区对 SCM 的了解不足，这在很大程度上导致难以对 SCM 及其相关产品的消费数据进行分类。与含糖饮料类似，在对产品广告和标签进行积极监测和评估、执行法规以及提供有效的客户教育的情况下，可以适量推荐 SCM 的消费。
