Abstract :
Anemia is a global health problem that affects society. The main cause
of anemia in Indonesia is low intake of substances and other nutrients, which is
caused by low consumption of food or beverage sources of iron. The consumption
behavior of young women towards food can be one of the causes of anemia
failure. One of them consumes drinks, this is due to the tannin content and
polyphenol composition in tea. Tea is an inhibitor in preventing iron, which
decreases in amount in the body. Reducing erythrocytes is one indicator of
decreasing anemia. The purpose of this literature study is to determine the
relationship between habits comsumption of black tea (Camellia sinensis. L) to
the status of anemia in adolescent girls.
This type of research is the study of literature. The sample used was
young women aged 15-22 years. Analysis of the data used in the study of this
literature is to collect reference data in the form of journals about the relationship
of tea drinking habits to the status of anemia in adolescence girls. The collected
data is analyzed to get conclusions.
The results of the study of the literature the relationship the habits
comsumption of tea on anemia status in adolescent girls shows that there is a
significant relationship between tea drinking habits on anemia status in adolescent
girls with a value of p <0.05.