The Implementation and Intervention of Mindfulness Eating in Overweight Adolescents

Abstract

Overweight and obesity can cause obesity and the occurrence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), where NCDs are the cause of death in the world that has killed 36 million people per year. One solution that can be done to reduce and prevent the number of overweight problems in adolescents is with "Mindfulness Eating Health Education for Adolescents with Overweight". The purpose of this community service is to increase knowledge about mindfullness eating in adolescents. Health education with Mindful eating is carried out for 8 weeks where for 2 weeks there will be 1 meeting a week for 60-90 minutes, After the training activity, the management of health education about mindfulness eating will be measured every 2 weeks using a questionnaire and diet diary, in the last 2 months it will be evaluated. The level of education obtained before management was in the category of high knowledge 2 (4%) increased to 5 (8%), moderate knowledge 13 (22%) increased to 22 (57%), low knowledge 42 (74%) decreased to 20 (35%). The increase in knowledge after providing health education occurred because of the learning process and the provision of clear information. Health education aims to provide information, change behavior, and form attitudes that support a healthy lifestyle. This is proven by this activity where there was an increase in knowledge after providing health education.

Keywords : Overweight, Mindful Eating, Health Education, Level of Knowledge