THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GIVING EDAMAME AND PORANG FLOUR COOKIES ON CHANGES IN FAT PERCENTAGE AND BODY WEIGHT OF OVERWEIGHT FEMALE STUDENTS AT STIKES BANYUWANGI

Abstract

Being overweight is abnormal or excessive body weight that can have a bad impact on health. The issue of overweight among children and adolescents has become a significant health problem in society, both in developed countries and particularly in urban areas. The prevalence rate for males is 11%, while for females is 12%. The impacts of being overweight are varied, including chronic diseases, type 2 diabetes, etc.This research is quasi-experimental with two groups, an intervention group and a control group, using a pretest-posttest control group design. The sampling technique is total sampling, with 18 samples. The Intervention and control groups were measured for weight and body fat percentage before and after the intervention. Statistical tests showed that the body fat percentage in the Intervention group (P=0.020) and the weight in the Intervention group (P=0.011) had a significant effect. There were differences in the intervention group after the administration of cookies edamame and porang has no effect for body fat percentage and weight of overweight female students at STIKES Banyuwangi. The conclusion is that cookies edamame and porang can reduce body fat percentage and weight in overweight female students at STIKES Banyuwangi. Further research with a larger sample size and longer duration is needed to determine the effective timing for reducing body fat percentage and weight.