Nutripodcast || BBG (Bincang Bincang Gizi) #05 "Jenjang Karir Ahli Gizi"

Hello, everyone. How are you

today? I hope you are always healthy

and stay enthusiastic.

OK, before we get into the main part of the event, let's

jargon first.

If I say nutrition for the community health center, the answer is

healthy, safe, nutritious, successful, and

high-achieving.

OK, now together, okay?

Polkesma Nutrition. Healthy,

safe, [singing]

nutritious, successful, high achieving.

[applause]

Okay, I think I'm more excited

to watch and listen to

today's podcast. I welcome you to the

Nutri podcast of Poltekes Kemenkes Malang.

As the saying goes, if you

don't know, you won't love. So

, let me introduce myself, I'm Amira Mutia

Elvareta, who will be hosting

today's podcast.

Well, it seems like everyone is curious

about our resource person today.

Our special guest, Mrs. Nindia

Syamsi Amali, SGZ, a nutritionist

with experience in the world of nutrition, has arrived.

Well, next I will read

Mrs. Nindia's CV first,

friends.

Ms. Nindia is a graduate of the Bachelor of Nutrition

from Brawijaya University with

experience in individual

and group nutrition assessments,

implementing nutrition-related health education programs

, and managing

food services in hospitals

and the healthy food industry. Regarding her

educational background, she

graduated as a nutrition specialist from the

Ministry of Health Polytechnic in Malang in 2020.

She then continued her bachelor's degree in nutrition at

Brawijaya University in Malang in

2021 and graduated in 2023.

As for her work experience, in

2024 she worked as a

nutritionist at PT Senjani Teknoboga. Then in

2025 until now he

worked as a nutritionist at the

Gondang Legi Community Health Center UPT. Good morning, Mrs.

Nindia.

Good morning, too.

How are you today, Ma'am?

Alhamdulillah, fine.

Alhamdulillah, I hope you are always healthy and

stay enthusiastic, Ma'am. Thank you,

Ms. Nindia, for coming and

sharing your knowledge with us on the Nutri

Podcast of Poltekes Kemenkes Malang. You're welcome

. Thank you also for

inviting me. So, today we

will thoroughly explore the topic of

career paths for nutritionists. Okay, let

's get straight to the main discussion, namely the

career path of a nutritionist.

Surely we often hear

the terms clinical nutrition, community nutrition,

and industrial nutrition.

But perhaps most students,

especially those at the beginning level,

are still confused about the difference between

clinical nutrition, community nutrition, and

industrial nutrition. If I may ask, ma'am,

what is the most fundamental difference between these three fields

? Okay. Okay. So, the basic thing about these three areas

is the focus of

service and also the different work spaces

. The first is in

clinical nutrition. This clinical nutrition focuses

on treating individual patients

or patients with certain medical conditions

such as diabetes,

kidney failure, and

other diseases that are commonly suffered by

inpatients in hospitals. So

the approach is more towards nutritional care

starting from assessment to monitoring and evaluation

like that. Then the second is

community nutrition. In community nutrition,

we focus more on promotive

and preventive efforts. Examples of promotional efforts

are where up ee

activities that increase

knowledge. Examples include

nutrition education and counseling. Then, for

preventive efforts in nutrition, it

is usually ee monitoring the nutritional status of toddlers

and providing ee supplements to babies

and also ee to teenage girls like that.

So carry out

health interventions in the community. Then,

industrial nutrition is more related

to the food itself, starting from the

process of making food

to serving food to

consumers or customers. So there

's quality control,

food safety, and also management, which will

then be used for career prospects

. The career prospects are also quite

broad. Clinical nutrition may be needed in the

first hospital of course. continue

in clinics and

other health services. Then, for

community nutrition, this is needed at the Community Health Center,

Health Service, and also other

community health programs

. Well, for industrial nutrition itself,

ee is much needed in

food and beverage companies, eh catering and

food services such as hotels, restaurants,

and also schools that usually

organize food ee, there are

food organizers like that. The office

can do that too. The important thing is that

there is a process of preparing

food like that.

So the visible difference is

in the targets and also the scope of

work, right? Well, that's how it is,

friends. So, to give you a

real picture, ma'am, can you

tell us about the typical daily routine

of a nutritionist

working in the fields of clinical nutrition,

community nutrition, and industrial nutrition?

Oh yes. Okay, so the first daily activity is

clinical nutrition, right? Clinical nutrition is the

most important thing, usually the first time we

come in, we visit inpatients.

Hey, when we visit inpatients, we

observe the patients.

So, this observation will later be used as a

basis for us to conduct

nutritional assessments. Nutrition assessment up to monitoring and evaluation.

Well, in the nutritional assessment, the first thing

will be, uh, then there will be

nutritional intervention, right? So, we need to calculate the

patient's calorie needs and also

determine his diet. Apart from that,

we also have a diet menu cycle at the

hospital. This is not done

every day but ee once every few months

depending on the policy of

each hospital. Oh, and

finally, there was providing

nutritional counseling to outpatients. So in the

hospital, there are not only

inpatients, but there are also

outpatients like that. Then the second is

in community nutrition. In community nutrition, the

activities include running

nutrition programs. For example,

monitoring the nutritional status of toddlers at

Posyandu, then nutrition education for

pregnant women, there are also home visits to toddlers

or pregnant women with nutritional problems. Ee

there is also counseling on the implementation of

stunting programs such as local PMT and

also ee monitoring of nutritional supplementation.

For example, like distributing

iron tablets to schools, there is

also the distribution of vitamin A to babies and

toddlers like that. Then the

last one is industrial nutrition. His daily activities

include

monitoring food quality and

safety, from the

initial production process to serving it to

consumers. So we need to

supervise, sometimes we also need to

jump in directly. So it helps to make the

process smoother. In addition,

EE in industrial nutrition can also

develop new food products and

also manage the EE food service system

. So later on, we will

carry out management such as managing

HR, then managing the work of

each

chef like that. So,

even though they are both in nutritional science, the

work practices are very different,

depending on the chosen field.

Well, every field certainly has its ups and

downs, right, Mom?

Certain. So, what do you think is the

most enjoyable and challenging thing

about these three fields? I'll

probably start with my favorites first. Ee what

is fun about each

field? The fun part of

clinical nutrition is when we can see the

patient's condition start to improve. So

we can know the impact of the diet

we have given to each

patient like that. Then, for

nutrition in community nutrition, the

good thing is that the scope is broad

and we can be close to the community.

So we go directly into the field

to provide nutrition education, provide

family support, and we can

see gradual changes in community behavior

. Previously, in

clinical nutrition, we could see changes in the

patient's medical condition, but in

community nutrition, we can see changes in the

community's behavior like that. And

also, in this community nutrition, there is a lot of

social interaction. So, for

friends who enjoy

social interaction, you can really get involved in

community nutrition. There. Then, what's

interesting about industrial nutrition is that we

can learn more about the ins and outs of

food itself. So nutritional science is

combined with food innovation and

management. How do we organize

a food service system?

We learn about

product quality, food safety, and also

how food is produced from the

beginning until it is served to

customers like that.

So, what about the challenge itself

, Ma'am? Okay, the

first challenge in clinical nutrition is that

of course

each patient's medical condition is different. So

we need proper, fast,

and detailed handling. In

community nutrition, the challenge is more about

changing behavior because education or

counseling is not enough, just

once or twice. And what's more, the

conditions of each target we educate are

different. So it requires a

suitable communication approach,

good communication, and also a

lot of patience to be able to see the

changes in behavior. There.

Then in industrial nutrition. In

industrial nutrition the challenge is usually

related to ee production targets.

production targets, then ee

product quality must be maintained. E

maintaining product quality consistency is

very difficult, yes. So every day it has to be the

same good product like that.

Then for the next one, that's it.

Okay, that's it. So, these three, eh, none of them are the

easiest or the most difficult,

right? Well, each one has its

own advantages and disadvantages,

depending on your abilities and interests

in that field. So,

what do you think, friends, after hearing

Mrs. Nindia's explanation? Are you

interested in entering industrial nutrition,

community nutrition, or clinical nutrition?

Well, next we go into the Q&A session

from Instagram.

So, there's a question, ma'am, from our

friends via our Instagram story

.

I'll read the question, okay, ma'am? The

first question is from Sis Edvial

Aliska.

Hey, according to you, is a career as a nutritionist

guaranteed in the future? Because

we often hear that

health workers' salaries are low, Ma'am. Okay.

Hey, if we're talking about guaranteeing a return

, how do we develop

our skills or abilities in

that field? Currently, the need for

nutritionists is still quite large. Moreover,

recently the government has paid a lot of attention to the issue of public health and eating patterns

. Indeed, at the beginning of a

career, the income is usually not that

big, unlike

other health professions. But the opportunities for

development are still quite wide.

Oh, because nutritionists nowadays are not only

limited to working in hospitals.

As we have discussed previously,

you can enter the food industry, you can

enter digital education, you can enter a

university to conduct research,

and even open your own business practice

. So, in my opinion, the profession of

nutritionist is guaranteed and

has good opportunities in the future

. especially if we are ee, we will

improve our skills more often and can

adapt to developments

like that. Well, that's how it is, Brother

Viial. Hopefully the question has been

answered.

So, next is the second question

from Abdullah. What are the

career opportunities for a nutritionist besides working

in a hospital? Okay, so we also discussed the opportunities for

nutritionists other than working in hospitals

earlier. The opportunities for

nutritionists are very broad. Not only

limited to hospitals. Apart from

health services such as hospitals,

we can also join the

Health Service, then in the community health program

. For example, SSGI.

Have you ever heard of SSGI?

Not yet.

Okay. Not yet. So, SSGI is also

one of the nutrition programs implemented by

the government and usually recruits

nutrition graduates like that. Ee, we can also

join food and

beverage companies, catering and also food services

such as in hotels, schools, and also

in offices like that. So,

now there are starting to be lots of opportunities to

work in the digital field. For example,

like nutritional content creators, ee, continue

to consult

online about nutrition and can also open

food, open a healthy food business, or something like that

online, there are lots of things

like that now. So the field of nutrition is

very flexible and can expand into

many sectors.

Well, it turns out there are a lot, Mom.

So, Brother Abdullah, which one are you interested in joining

? Well, next is the

last question, Ma'am from KFDI.

What is the biggest challenge for a nutritionist

working in clinical nutrition? Okay,

so we actually touched on the challenges in clinical nutrition

earlier

. One of the

biggest challenges is that each

patient's condition is so diverse. So, in the

hospital, the number of patients is

not small, and each patient

has a different medical condition.

So we need proper treatment for

each patient, and also in detail,

especially for patients with complications

like that. Nutritionists must

tailor nutritional interventions to the

medical condition, including

drug therapy and the

patient's eating ability. Well, besides that,

another challenge is patient compliance with the

diet that we have given to the patient

. Because changing your eating patterns

can't be done in just a day or two.

Ee, so we as nutritionists have to rack our

brains. A

clinical nutritionist also needs

good communication skills and problem

solving to overcome

patient non-compliance in following

the diet. Like that.

So, what do you think, Sis Dini? After

hearing Mrs. Nindia's explanation, you're

even more interested in entering

clinical nutrition.

Well, thank you to Ms. Nindia

for the valuable time and insights she

has shared with us today. It

really provides

useful knowledge about how vast the world of

nutrition is.

Thank you also to the

loyal listeners and viewers of the Nutri Podcast

Poltekes Kemenkes Malang who have

listened from start to finish. Hopefully

this discussion will be our enthusiasm to

pursue the future.

I am Amira Mutia Elvareta, with your permission I would like to take my leave

. Don't forget to like,

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on our IG at @MPD3 Gizimalang. Before

we close today's podcast, can

we jargon one more time. Polkesma Nutrition,

healthy,

safe, [singing] nutritious,

successful, high achieving.

[applause]

See you in the next podcast episode

. Stay healthy and

enthusiastic about learning, friends.

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