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Two Sand-Eater Boys in West Sumatra Diagnosed with Malnutrition
May 29, 2012

Padangpariaman, West Sumatra. Two small boys from Olo village in the West 
Sumatra town of Padangpariaman have been diagnosed with malnutrition, with 
X-ray results confirming that they have regularly eaten sand. 

“These are severe malnutrition cases; they’re really lacking nutrition, protein 
and energy,” Robert Simanjuntak, a pediatrist with Pariaman Hospital, where the 
boys are being treated, said in Padangpariaman on Tuesday.

“X-ray results show that the kids ate sand every day because they were deprived 
of food. They’ve been eating a lot of cooked rice since they started undergoing 
treatment here,” he added.

Robert said the boys, Rizki, 8, and his brother Rio Jaya Saputra, 4, had been 
diagnosed with Marasmic-kwashiorkor, a malnutrition condition that results from 
the deficiency of both calories and protein.

“They need between two and three months of medical treatment, including the 
stabilization, transition and rehabilitation processes,” Robert said, adding 
that the hospital and the Padangpariaman administration would cover all related 
costs.

Meanwhile, the two kids’ mother, Marnis, expressed puzzlement over her 
childrens’ sand eating habits.

“My children are indeed lacking nutrition, as we have no money to buy 
nutritious food. I don’t know why my two kids like eating sand,” Marnis said 
while accompanying the two boys at the hospital.

Her two kids were admitted to hospital after a nurse in a community health 
center near the village examined their condition, Marnis said.

Antara


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