VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
The authors briefed the current nutrition situation of Vietnam, including maternal and child malnutrition, micro-nutrient deficiencies, overweight/obesity, food intake and maternal nutrition knowledge and capacity of nutrition network. They once again emphasized the importance of preventive approach in nutrition for the country.
This is a cross-sectional study with the combination of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies that was carried out in Yen So commune, Ha Tay province from May 2006 to May 2007.
The study was conducted from 2000 to 2003 to examine the risk factors of seizures due to hypocalcaemia in children with cohort design. The total of 100 children diagnoses with seizure due to hypocalcaemia in National Hospital of Pediatrics were included in this study. The results showed that there were 60% males among 100 children with seizures due to hypocalcaemia.
Fortifying rice with micronutrients is an effective way to prevent micronutrient deficiencies. In order to evaluate the feasibility of rice fortification in Vietnam, this study is conducted to evaluate some factors related to the acceptability of multi-micronutrient fortified rice.
During embryonic development, thymus seeding by T-lymphoid progenitor cells is a prerequisite for T-cell development. However, which molecules can respond with hypoxia condition of the fetal thymus colonization at prevascular stages are unclear.
Nowadays, malnutrition status especially in remote areas is still a public health concern. The study was to evaluate trend of means of Z-score values in nutrition surveys among children under 5 years old in Vietnam from 2003 to 2011.
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%.
Case control stunting with 481 stunting children and 450 non-stunting children was carried out in Phu Tho, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh province. The results showed that prevalence of diarrhea in stunting group was 15.6%, significantly higher (p<0.05) than that in non-stunting group (11%).
Weight, height, triceps and sub scapular skin-fold thick nesses of 1382 adolescents aged 11-17 in Secondary and High schools, which were located in Bac Ninh province and Hanoi City from September 2001 to January 2002 measured then the nutritional status was classified to base on BMI for age.
The aim of this study is to provide an initial data on 15 polycyclic aromatic hyrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in 15 commonly consumed meat products in Hanoi city. 120 processed meat samples were collected from retail food vendors in 8 inner districts of Hanoi city.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to July 2011 among 810 children 0-36 months old and their mothers in three communes in 3 coastal plain districts of Khanh Hoa province to explore the situation of child malnutrition and some key indicators of child nutrition care practices of mother.
The study is to evaluate the effectiveness of vitamin A fortified cooking oil on nutritional status of children aged 3-5 years. A double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted among 304 children aged 3 to 5 years who were randomly assigned to the experimental and control group.
Study was done in 2007 to assess effect of pyrophosphate ferrous (SaFe) combined with Difructose Anhydrate III (DFA III) to improving IDA. Total of 126 subjects who met the criteria were selected. Subjects were randomly devided into 3 groups as following: taking SaFe + DFAIII tablets, taking sulfate ferrous tablets (FeSO4), and taking placebo tablets every day within 6 months.
The study aiming to investigate the capacity in reducing postprandial glycemia of VOSCAP (extracted from voi leaves, guava leaves, lotus leaves) in 40 type 2 diabetic patients was carried out in Hanoi. There were 2 days to do the experiments: on the first day, patients were given 50 ml of water and a the meal (250 kcal); on the second day (7 days after the first day), all of these 40 patients were given 3 tablets of VOSCAP and then ate the same meal.
The study among 599 people including 295 men and 304 women from 24 to 74 years old at 4 old urban districts of Hanoi aimed to identify nutritional conditions, blood lipid indices and some factors associated with lipid disorder. The information on education levels, daily activities, and eating and drinking habits was collected by a questionnaire.
The efficacy of using EnPlus milk enriched with energy and micronutrients was investigated in 151 CED subjects (BMI<18.5), 40-79 years old. The subjects received 2 servings (54g/serving) of EnPlus/day, 7 day/wk x 12 wks. The BMI, % fat; serum Hb, retinol and Zn were tested before and at the end of the study.
A population-based, cross-sectional survey was done in a rural area of Hanoi in 2010 to determine the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and related factors in Vietnamese infants aged 1-6 months. A total of 186 infants aged 1-6 months and who were breast fed, and their mothers were randomly selected and invited to participate.
Based on the evidence of the role of diet and lifestyle in the prevention of type II diabetes, it is recommended to maintain weight at the lower limit of normal BMI (21-23), active regular physical activities, belly fat, maintain a diet low in saturated fatty acid (less than 7% of total energy).
Vitamin A (VA) status of children aged 6-36 month after the supplementation of high-dose VA, and risk factors were investigated in 233 subjects, in 2 mountainous communes, Thai Nguyen province.
The study was conducted at 4 communes of Yen The district, Bac Giang province from 11/2000 to 11/2010. Objectives: Reveal the incidence of low birth weight rate and the relationship between nutritional status of mother and birth weight and birth length of newborn babies.
A control clinical trial was conducted in 10 healthy persons aiming to identify the Glycemic index of some mid-autumn sticky rice cakes (green bean-pineapple leaves, lotus nut-green tea, green bean-gac fruit) using Isomalt.