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Balita merupakan kelompok yang rentan terhadap gizi buruk akibat kurangnya asupan
makanan dan nutrisi yang dibutuhkan oleh tubuh. Asupan zat gizi pada makanan yang
tidak optimal dapat menimbulkan masalah gizi kurang dan gizi lebih. Stunting merupakan
gangguan pertumbuhan yang ditandai dengan adanya kekurangan banyak zat gizi yang
dibawah angka kebutuhan anak dan terjadi dalam jangka waktu lama. Kondisi tersebut
dapat ditunjukkan berdasarkan nilai z-score tinggi badan menurut umur (TB/U) anak

Toddlers are a group vulnerable to malnutrition due to insufficient food and nutritional
intake needed by the body. Suboptimal nutrient intake in food can cause problems of
malnutrition and overnutrition. Stunting is a growth disorder characterized by a
deficiency of many nutrients that are below the child's needs and occurs over a long
period of time. This condition can be indicated based on the z-score value of height for
age (TB U) of children 2 Standard Deviations (SD). Factors that cause stunting in
toddlers include the level of knowledge of nutrition of mothers and toddlers, parenting
patterns, food availability in the family, maternal health services during pregnancy,
access to clean water and family sanitation, the economic level of the toddler's family,
socio-cultural, and toddler care practices. In this intervention, a method is used by
applying complementary therapy used to increase appetite in stunted children, namely the
provision of acupressure therapy for 7 days. The purpose of this therapy is to increase the
appetite of children with stunting. The results of acupressure therapy show the effect of
therapy on children with stunting, as evidenced by an increase in appetite from a meal
portion to 15 portions after being given acupressure therapy. Thus, this intervention has
been proven effective in increasing the appetite of children with stunting.