The nutrition of the students has always been one of the things that we are concerned about. Some students have a normal Body Mass Index (BMI), but some have a low BMI and can be considered as an underweight. This situation gives way to the implementation of some nutritional health programs, which address the situation regarding low BMI. However, despite the existence of these nutritional programs, there are still students whose BMI has not improved. Using phenomenology as the design for this qualitative research, this paper seeks to analyze the need for more effective nutritional health programs for students with low BMI based on the viewpoints and experiences of nutritionists. This paper also aims to evaluate and analyze existing programs that address the issue regarding low BMI. The result of this study highlights the existing nutritional programs, the effectiveness of the existing nutritional health programs, and the strategies that can improve the existing nutritional health programs in addressing the issue about low BMI.
Keywords: Nutritional Health Program, low BMI, High BMI, Nutrition, Nutritionist