Indonesia’s Free School Lunches: Not So Free
“Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has launched a universal free school lunch programme targeting 83 million children with an initial 17-million target by the end of 2025. This is primarily aimed at improving the nutritional status of Indonesian children, including stunting.”
“Indonesian children suffer from the ‘triple burden of malnutrition’ to various extents: undernutrition (stunting, wasting and underweight), overnutrition (overweight and obesity), and micronutrient deficiency (lack of essential multivitamins and nutrients). However, as socio-economic conditions improve, the prevalence of undernutrition will usually fall, followed by an associated rise in overnutrition. This applies to Indonesia and many other developing countries. In other words, most Indonesian children may be eating enough but not well.”
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