Nutrition is an important part of growth and development, because there is a connection and is related to health and intelligence, malnutrition. Stunting is a linear growth disorder that can affect the increased risk of illness, death, and impaired late motor development, and stunted mental growth. The type of this research is analytic observational with cross sectional study approach. The population in this study were all children under five in the work area of Kawangkoan Health Center in Minahasa Regency. Children under five 2-5 years. The respondent is mother. The number of samples of this study amounted to 41 people with a sampling technique that is using simple random sampling technique. The results of research on the level of maternal knowledge of 41 respondents were 39.0% who lacked knowledge, and 41.5% had sufficient knowledge, while 19.5% had good knowledge. the rate of exclusive breastfeeding is 41.5% which is less than exclusive breastfeeding, while 39.0% is good, 19.5% is enough to provide exclusive breastfeeding. Toddler respondents who have normal height category are 46%, and category is very short, 31.7%, while the short category is 22.0%. kawangkoan health center.

Obesity is a problem worldwide because of its increasing prevalence in adults and adolescents. Riskesdas results showed an increase in the prevalence of over nutrition in children aged 16-18 years, for the fat category from 1.4% in 2010 to 7.3% consisting of 5.7% fat and 1.6% obesity in 2013. This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of nutritional knowledge and eating patterns with the incidence of obesity in students of Biaro 1 Vocational School. This research is an analytic observational descriptive study with cross sectional design, with a sample of 36 people who met the inclusion criteria. Data was collected through interviews using nutritional knowledge questionnaires and semi-FFQ forms to determine dietary patterns, and measurements of abdominal circumference for obesity data. Univariate analysis was performed descriptively and the bivariate analysis used was the correlation test with Kendall's tau-b with a value of α = 0.05. The results of this study showed that the level of nutritional knowledge of 36 respondents was mostly lacking at 50.0%, the respondents' eating patterns were mostly not good at 80.6%, and obesity status with an average abdominal circumference size of 80-85 cm was 55.7%. Statistical test results show that there is a relationship between the level of nutritional knowledge and eating patterns with the incidence of obesity in students of State Vocational School 1 Biaro (p <0.05).

Changes in lifestyle from year to year increasingly experiencing developments in all fields, including influencing the type of food and consumption patterns and lifestyles. The increasing number of instant foods and drinks with high calorie, low fiber and high fat content increases the risk of developing metabolic and degenerative diseases. Coupled with a lifestyle that lacks physical activity. One of the metabolic and degenerative disorders that arise is diabetes mellitus. This type of research is a quasy experiment pre and post test one group design of 34 respondents. This research will describe the increase in knowledge, diet compliance and control of blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes mellitus at RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. Data analysis for prior and after knowledge using the Wilcoxon test and the level of dietary compliance before and after using the Paired t-test. The results showed that the knowledge of the sample after being given nutritional counseling using food videos increased by 35.3%, from 64.7% to be better, the level of adherence to the patient's diet after being given nutritional counseling using food videos increased by 2.9% from 97.1% and sugar levels blood after being given nutritional counseling using food video media decreased from 261.8 mg / dL to 195.2 md / dL

One of the main challenges currently facing the health sector in Indonesia is chronic child malnutrition. Although many health developments and advances have been made in Indonesia over the past few years, the problem of stunting remains significant. The results of Basic Health Research showed that the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia in 2013 was 37.2%. The results of the Nutrition Status Assessment (PSG), in the province of North Sulawesi, the prevalence of stunting according to the TB / U index in 2017 increased by 31.4%. For Kotamobagu City the prevalence of stunting is 38.1%. To determine the relationship of nutrient intake and the level of family income to the incidence of stunting in children aged 3-5 years in the work area of ​​Upai City Health Center, Kotamobagu. This study used a cross sectional design with a sample size of 41 people. Measurement of variables was obtained from interviews using a questionnaire, 24-hour recall, and height measurements using microtoise. The results of this study indicate there is a relationship between iron intake with stunting, whereas energy intake has no relationship with stunting, protein intake has no relationship with stunting events, vitamin A intake has no relationship with stunting, and family income levels have no relationship with stunting. There is a relationship between iron intake and the incidence of stunting while the intake of energy, protein, vitamin A and the level of family income have no relationship with the incidence of stunting.

Stunting is a chronic condition of a child's poor linear growth which is an accumulation of the effects of various factors such as poor nutrition and health before and after the birth of the child. Riskesdas data in 2013 amounted to 37.2% of Indonesian children experiencing stunting. This figure increased compared to 2010 (35.6%) and 2007 (36.8%). This study was conducted to analyze exclusive breastfeeding status and diarrheal disease as risk factors for stunting in children under the age of 24-59 months in the working area of ​​Sangkub Community Health Center, Sangkub Subdistrict, Bolaang Mongondow Utara Regency. This type of research is Analytical Observational with a Retrospective Cohort design. Conducted in January - February 2019 in the working area of ​​the Sangkub Community Health Center, Sangkub District, North Bolaang Mongondow Regency. with a sample size of 40 toddlers. The sampling technique is consecutive sampling.The results showed that the results of statistical tests using the Fisher's Exact Test test obtained a significant level (p = 0.037) which means p = <0.05. From these results it can be seen that there is a significant relationship between exclusive breastfeeding status and the incidence of stunting in infants aged 24-59 months in the working area of ​​Sangkub Community Health Center, Sangkub Subdistrict, North Bolaang Mongondow Regency and obtained a significant level (p = 1,000) means p => 0.05, which means that there is no significant relationship between diarrheal disease and the incidence of stunting in infants aged 24-59 months in the working area of ​​Sangkub Community Health Center, Sangkub District, North Bolaang Mongondow Regency.