Effectiveness of Mung Bean Biscuit Pmt on Arm Circumference, Weight Gain in Pregnant Women Chronic Energy Deficiency in Trimester III

INTRODUCTION The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that the prevalence of Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in third trimester pregnant women is 35% to 75%, much greater than the incidence in the first and second trimester. METHODS Literature review research method based on national and international scientific journals related to the effectiveness of providing PMT green bean biscuits on Upper Arm Circumference and Weight gain of pregnant women with CED. Publications between 2019 -2024 on Pub-Med, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Semantic databases with Indonesian and English keywords, '"additional food, green beans "green bean, biscuits "biscuits" Lila "upper arm circumference", 'weight gain" "pregnant women", and "CED". The search for articles as many as 140 articles, screened get 76 articles. then selected abstracts, full text, open access and type of research obtained 40 eligibilite articles. The final process is to read and select eligibility articles based on the criteria obtained 30 relevant articles consisting of 5 international articles and 25 national articles. RESULTS Mung bean formula given to pregnant women with CED for 21 days can increase body weight by 0.6 kg and Upper Arm Circumference (UAC) by 0.7 kg. Supplementary biscuits can increase the upper arm circumference and body weight of pregnant women with CED. Substitution of mung bean and other food ingredients can increase the nutritional value of supplementary food products so that they can fulfil the nutritional needs of pregnant women. CONCLUSIONS The use of mung beans in the preparation of supplementary food can help pregnant women with CED to increase UAC and body weight.