VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
The author suggested several methods to improve the quality and safety in the production of fish sauce and Soya sauce, relating to their ingredients, process and techniques used.
A case-control study was carried out in 226 dead newborns in 2004 and 227 alive infants born in the period from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2004 (matched by sex, age, and location with the dead newborns) in 232 communes of Hanoi. The results were as follows: In 2004, the neonatal mortality rate in Hanoi city was 7.35%o.
Several remarks have been made through anthropometric data collected form 3 national cross- sectional surveys within 3 State- level Scientific- Technology Studies (Study KX.07.07, 1991-1995; Survey to investigate biological indicator of normal Vietnamese people in the 90’s decade from 1994 to 1999;
Norovirus is currently recognized as the leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide. Due to limited data on the occurrence of this pathogen in foods in Vietnam, the objective of this study was to investigate the contamination prevalence of Norovirus in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) collected in markets in Hanoi.
The study aimed to assess nutritional status of children under 5 and knowledge and practices on child feeding and care of mothers with children under 5 in Phu Linh commune. This is a cross-sectional de scriptive survey in a selected commune with representative sample of mothers with children under 2 and children under 5.
Instant powder enriched with protein was produced from soybeans, calcicarbonate, vitamin D3 and some other auxiliary materials is good for pregnant women. DT 58 soybean varieties were dried at 1100C for 110 minutes and roasted at 1200C for 70 minutes, then shelled and ground into flour.
The study described the differences in diets during pregnancy period among 50 rural women in 2011-2014 in Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province. Method: Using 24h recall method to collect dietary data of the subjects in two inconsecutive days at 3 time points: baseline (pre-pregnancy), 16th, and 32nd gestational week.
A cross-sectional study with the sample size of 11,927 children and adults, who visited the Nutrition Counseling Center during the period 2004 – 2005, gave the following results: Characteristics of children's morbidity: The majority of children visted the center were from 6 to 24 months old, accounted for 52.3%, in which boys was 53.3%, higher than girls, 46.5%.
Dietary is a treatment therapy of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL). To reach appropriate diagnosis, it is necessary to have close co-ordination between GIs, nutritionists and anapathologists. Objectives: report a case of PIL in Pediatric Hospital 2, and diagnosis and treatment of PIL in children. Methods: case report. The child was admitted in Pediatric Hospital 2 in June, 2015 for 30 days, and had routine follow-up after.
The study was conducted on 1,657 women from 40 to 65 years old in 6 wards and communes in 3 areas of Thai Binh province. These women are measured humerus and tibia density by Osteoporosis ultrasound scan ALOKA (Japan) and were evaluated osteophenia rate. The results of the study have shown that: In radius: Average T-score: is -1.19±1.7, the rates of osteophenia and osterporosis are 29.9% and 20.8%, respectively.
The cross-sectional study assessed the distribution system of multi-micronutrient supplementation; knowledge, practices of both pregnant women and women aged 15-49 on using multi-micronutrient supplementation at 4 communes in Kon Tum. Combining secondary data analysis, structured questionnaire interviews, focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, the results showed that a distribution system of multi-micronutrient supplements has been deployed at these communes in Kon Tum.
The Vietnam – Netherlands Nutrition project implemented in the 10 disadvantaged provinces in Vietnam aims for capacity building of nutrition staff at all levels. This specific study is part of the final evaluation of the project to evaluate the project’s results in improving capacity at grass-root level.
The study was conducted in 2 wards Ky Ba and Le Hong Phong of Thai Binh city. After examining bone density by ALOKA machine (Japan), 259 osteophenia women at the age of 40 – 65 were selected for the control group. The intervention group included 139 osteophenia women at the age of 40 – 65 who were with intervention methods (including communication, exercise, proper diet and Calcium - D supplementation).
Birth weight is defined to be closely associated to maternal nutritional status before conception and during pregnancy. The collecting and monitoring of data on birth weight in rural Vietnam encounter many difficulties, leading to the underestimation of low birth weight rate.
Study done in 2007 in Hanoi capital and Hai Duong province. Object: to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and related fators in Vietnamese people. Method: Total of 490 women aged from 15 - 49 years were randomly selected to participate in the study. Serum vitamin D concentration was measured in overnight fasting blood samples by radiommunoassay.
This overview briefs the nutritional situation of Vietnam with the reduction of underweight, the maintenance of stunting and micronutrient deficiencies, and the emergence of dietary related chronic diseases. An optimistic observation is the secular trend in growth since 1985 in some population groups.
About 2500 years ago, Hypocrates considered food as medicine and vice verse. In Vietnam Hai Thuong Lan Ong, Tue Tinh and other leading experts in nutrition, biology, agriculture, medicine, food culture, and dietetics have also confirmed the importance of greens in daily meals of the Vietnamese population.
A cross-sectional study was carried out at the end of 2005 to assess the nutritional status in children 11-14 years old in Binh Luc district, Ha Nam province. Body weight, height of 2671 children (male/female= 50.6%/49.4%) were collected and compared with those of Vietnamese children of the same age and gender in 2 previous periods: before 1975 and between 1981‑1985.
This article aims to introduce the present knowledge on the role of sprinkles in control of child micronutrient deficiency and malnutrition. Micronutrient deficiencies are found to be often by occurred very early at the 3rd-4th months of the child life and very common in the age group of 6-24 months.
A cross-sectional and community trial among children 6-23 months of age were conducted from March to May 2007 in 4 communes, Yen The district, Bac Giang province. The finding showed that Prevalence of stunting was 35.9%, wasting was 20.1% and anemia was 55.6%.
This is a summary of results of a key Stare’s science- technology project KC10.DA15 (2001-2005), which was approved at institutional level on Mar 19, 2006. The defined objectives of this project have been achieved, based on the following outcomes...
The study in the reducing in postprandial glycemia of Cleistocalyx operculatus (Roxb.) Merr and Perry flower bud in 20 type 2 diabetic patients was carried out in Hanoi. There are 2 days to do the experiments: the first day, patients were given 150 ml of water with eating the meal (330 kcal); the second day (after the first day is 7 days), all these 20 patient were given 150 ml of Nu Voi tea and eating the same meal.
Reduction in childhood malnutrition in Vietnam between 1985; 2005 and 2009 was examined using data of some national surveys. The prevalence of malnutrition, including stunting, reduced significantly for underweight from 59.7% in 1985 to 31.9% in 2009 with an average reduction of 1.2% per year in the period from 1985 to 2009.
Euphorbia hirta L. (Cỏ sữa lá lớn – CSLL) is a herbal medicine that could reduce the glycemic index. It is used in the prevention and treatment of diabetes thanks to its ability to inhibit the activity of two starch hydrolyzate enzymes in human body, which are α-amylase and α-glucosidase.