VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
In our country the evidence on the nutrition transition have occurred, are being made recently. Double burden of malnutrition, common phenomenon in the nutrition transition in developing countries has been reported in Vietnam on a remarkably.
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%.
Nowadays, Vietnam has a lot of foods poisoning and other diseases, which are caused by foods population in every year. The reasons loses safety of foods hygiene are very various, the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) about the safety of foods hygiene of fours objects (producer, trade, consumer and manager) play important part.
A cross-sectional study on bacterial contamination of cooked foods available in the canteens of kindergartens in Hadong town was carried out from October 2005 to January 2006. A total of 144 boiled water and cooker food samples collected from 12 canteens were examined for selected microbiological parameters of the Decision No.867/1998/QD-BYT issued by the Minister of Health on hygienic standards.
The study analyzing nutritional values of 27 traditional food producted from rice, glutinous rice, flour, peanuts, millet, green bean and sugar, which are commonly consumed in Vietnam, was conducted from April to December 2006.
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.