UJI EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERIAN SUPLEMEN RUMPUT LAUT (EUCHEUMA COTTONII WEBER-VAN BOSSE) TERHADAP PENURUNAN PARAMETER OBESITAS RELAWAN SEHAT

• Main Author: Putridaya, Ristrinawaty
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Karya Umum
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/54897
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Obesity is often defined simply as a condition of abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in adiposa tissue, to the extent that health may be impaired. Eucheuma cottonii containing dietary fiber consist of water soluble fiber and water insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber have been known decrease cholesterol and blood glucose level, while insoluble fiber accelerates transit time at gastrointestinal tract. This research objective is to determine the effectivity of suplement Eucheuma cottonii seaweed to prevent obesity by analyzing some parameters of body weight, body mass index, and waist circumferences. Experimental methods was research with design single-blind simple-randomized consisting of two treatment groups, i.e. test group and negative control group. Sixty-one volunteers consumed two capsules everyday during eight weeks. Volunteers of the test group consumed 1,07 gram Eucheuma cottonii each day, while volunteers of the control group consumed lactose capsule. There is significant differences between body weight, waist circumferences difference (p<0,05), and body mass index (p<0,1), between volunteer group who consumed 1,07 gram/ day Eucheuma cottonii and group control. The results suggest that Eucheuma cottonii is effective in addressing the obesity problem in a way to lose weight, body mass index, and waist circumference.