Jakarta - It is undeniable that sodium has an important role inside body as an essential nutrient to create a healthy, strong and active life. Excess or deficiency of sodium is at risk of becoming a health problem. If excess, the effect will be various degenerative diseases such as hypertension, stroke, heart attack, and others. If deficient, the effect is impaired muscle and nerve function, impaired blood sugar control, and others. So, how should you balance and control salt intake?
PT AJINOMOTO INDONESIA in collaboration with PERGIZI PANGAN Indonesia held a Webinar Event: "Safety and Health Benefits of Spices - Flavor Enhancers, and Control Strategies of Salt Intake to Create a Healthy Life", as an effort to support people in Indonesia to stay healthy by disseminating informative facts about Umami and Monosodium Seasoning Glutamate (MSG) amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
This webinar is a series of events that will be held twice in December 2020. One of the speakers at this webinar event, presenting Prof. Dr. Hardinsyah, MS, as Chairman of PERGIZI PANGAN Indonesia, and President of the Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies. The number of participants in this webinar reached 905, and most of them work and study as nutritionists, dietitians, and students of the Nutrition & Public Health Study Program.
According to Prof. Hardinsyah, there are several ways to control salt intake, which are in accordance with the habits or consumption patterns of the Indonesian people.
"It is undeniable that the habits of the Indonesian people in making dishes use a lot of herbs and spices that have a delicious taste, while the various herbs and spices itself also contain quite a lot of salt. Well, the most appropriate way if our cooking uses a lot of various spices is by adding only less salt," said by Prof. Hardinsyah, at the webinar.
"If we want the food we consume to have a delicious taste, but also want a low salt diet, using Umami seasoning like MSG can be a solution. Many studies abroad, such as in Japan, show that the use of MSG can be a low-salt diet strategy. This is because the sodium content in MSG is only 1/3 of the sodium content in regular salt," he continued.
"PT AJINOMOTO INDONESIA webinar event this time is for nutritionists, dietitians, and Nutrition & Public Health Study Program students, because we feel the need to spread correct and informative facts about Umami seasoning that will support them to stay healthy, even in a pandemic situation under COVID-19. In addition, we hope that the students in this webinar, as future nutritionist candidates in Indonesia can share informative and scientific facts about what we are conveying today to the wider community,” Katarina Larasati, Public Relations Manager - AJINOMOTO INDONESIA.
The webinar event from PT AJINOMOTO INDONESIA will not stop there. After this, there will still be further events until February 2021, which is intended for doctor and medical students.
About PT AJINOMOTO INDONESIA
PT AJINOMOTO INDONESIA is a leading food seasoning producer that has colored the lives of Indonesians with high quality products and brings delicacy in every consumer's dish. With its global slogan "Eat Well, Live Well", at the age of 51, PT AJINOMOTO INDONESIA has made extraordinary achievements that mark the strength and resilience of a company that can make a major contribution to Indonesian society.
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