VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
Nowadays, the rate of malnutrition is still high in Vietnam. It is difficult for all the practitioners in treating and rehabilitating these patients because there are a member of many combined causal factors such as lack of food intake, unappropriate maternal nutrition knowledge and diseases.
This study was conducted to investigate the magnitude of overweight and obesity, related factors nationwide. Data on weight, height, blood pressure, percentage body at, waist and hip circumferences were collected. Lipid profiles and blood glucose concentrations were analyzed by standardized methods.
The objective of this study is to validate ion chromatography method for the determination of Na, K, Mg and Ca in food. Food items were selected from the list that have no data in the Food Composition Table. The food samples were ashed and then diluted by chlohydric acid prior to the quantification of minerals using cation exchange chromatography.
Aims: To investigate the nutritional status of outpatients with type 2 diabetes at Quang Xuong District General Hospital, Thanh Hoa in 2022. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 outpatients. Each subject's weight, height, waist and hip circumference was measured; waist to hip ratio and body mass index (BMI) were calculated.
The study aims to determine antibacterial effects of several herbal plants on the growth and toxin production of S.aureus. Antibacterial activity of four herbal plants: Houttuynia cordata, Mentha species, Artemisia vulgaris car.indica and Allium sativum, was exam-ined against a reference strain (S.aureus ATCC 25923) using a novel microtiter plate method.
The prevalence of underweight among children, who come for health examine and treatment in Hue hospital 2005 was 20.9%, among which the higher was mild degree (16.6%) and among male higher than female. Underweight of children 36-48 months of age accounted for 28.2%.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of early de-worming and multi-micronutrient supplementation on stunting children who are Pakoh and Van Kieu ethnics in Quang Tri province. Methods: A cluster randomized, controlled clinical trial was conducted among 284 stunting children, in which had 141 worm infection.
The multi - micronutrient enriched powder has been produced from rice (61.76%), soya beans, sesame and premix. The aim of study is to find out the appropriate amount of lysine fortified to the multi-micronutrient enriched powder and to finalize the technology process which ensures to reach the final product containing 1190.25 - 1499 mg lysine/100gram product, which is equivalent to 50-70% baby recommended daily allowance(RDA) of lysine.
The article presents parts of research results in the frame of the General National Survey on obesity in 2005. Objectives: to identify the association between types of physical activities and overweight/obesity status of adults in Vietnam. Design: A representative survey was designed to represent all ecological regions of the country.
With a long-standing vegetarian practice of Buddhism tradition and increasing attention towards health and environment, there are more and more Vietnamese people converting to vegans and this becomes a popular consumption trend in Vietnam. For a better understanding of the vegetarian’s conception and consumption habits and behavior of consumers, a survey has been carried out on 334 people randomly selected in Ho Chi Minh City.
Birth weight is associated with many factors, such as those of the fetus, maternal nutritional status, morbidity and living conditions of the women before and during pregnancy. The monitoring and collecting data on birth weight in the mountains and for ethnic minorities are very difficult.
English summary: The clinical trial was conducted in 32 patients at ICU of Bach Mai hospital. They were given enteral feeding with locally available food with the energy intake of 1,800 Kcal/person/day. The results showed that 59.4% of the patients gained in weight with the average weight gain of 0.3 kg (0.5 kg for malnourished patients), albumin level increased by 56.3%, total protein increased by 68.8% (p<0,05).
A cross-sectional analytic study was conducted aimed to assess actual rate of overweight-obesity among rural adults aged 25-64 and to investigate factors related to overweight-obesity. The results showed that: The rate of to overweight-obesity among rural Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh adults aged 25-64 was 13.9% in average, 15.6% in men and 12.0% in women.
Recently the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, announced the “Dietary Guidelines for Korean Adults (DGKA),” which includes ten Dietary Goals, six Dietary Guidelines, and twenty-three Action Guidelines. DGKA are developed as the revision of the 2003 Dietary Guidelines for Koreans, targeting adult population.
Support to improve nutritional status and health through measures to ensure water safety is the involvement of communities in three rural communes of Vietnam (Swan Project) conducted by the Institute of Nutrition and Institute International Life Science Center Japan to enhance health (ILSI Japan CHP), with funding support from the Organization Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under development partners program (JPP).
The activities of nutrition and nutrition research in the future will continue to focus on tackling malnutrition in our country, also understanding and monitoring of nutritional problems emerging, first of overweight, obesity.
A cross sectional study in 992 high-ranking officers of Antiaircraft- Air Force Arm in September 2007 showed that: The rate of overweight and obesity was 55.8%. The rate of overweight-obesity of men was higher than women. Waist/ Hip ratio (WHR) > 0.90 of men was 34.3%, (WHR) > 0.85 of women was 30.7%.
Providing good care pregnant women for a better pregnant outcome in an early preventive strategy in heath and nutrition care nowadays in many countries.
Aims: To describe actual food intake of women aged 40-65 years with BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 in Hanoi, 2016. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on women aged 40-65 years with BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 in Hanoi, 2016. Results: The average age was approximately 52 years old with BMI= 25.6±3.8 kg/m2. The dietary energy level of the study subjects was 1628 (1589,2; 1705,5) kcal /person/day.
Objectives: To assess the effects of zinc supplementation on malnourished children with normal serum zinc concentration. Method: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded clinical trial.
The study was carried out in over six months on 450 children from 7-8 years old in three primary schools in Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh Province. The selected children were divided into three groups: group 1 was given milk enriched with multi -micronutrients, group 2 - standard milk, and group 3 was the control group.
The RDA for Vietnamese 2007 has been developed based on the lattest knowledge of nutrition sciences. It has been updated with more appropriate information according to the changes in food consumption and morbidity pattern currently.
A screening of 28 plants used for making drinks in Vietnam revealed a Cleistocalyx operculatus (Roxb.) Merr and Perry flower bud extract to have the high polyphenol content and the highest inhibitory activity against the a-glucosidase enzyme. The anti-hyperglycemic effects of an aqueous extract from flower buds of Cleistocalyx operculatus (COB) were therefore investigated in the animal and the healthy human subjects.