VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
A cross sectional survey conducted in 224 people in Yen Bai city to assess knowledge and practices of direct street food cooks/salespersons. The results revealed that 17.4% have adequate knowledge on safe water use, 97.8% on using separate utensils for raw and cooked foods, 97.8% on using separate knives and chopping boards, 86.6% on not using hands to take foods....
Survey in 39 hospitalized patients with stroke showed that the rate of malnutrition was quite high (38.46%). It was closely associated with complication rates, especially complications of respiratory infections (p<0.05). Total feeding energy was 1928Kcal (36 Kcal/kg weight), the ratio of Protein: Lipid: Glucid was 18:29:53.
Seventeen different kinds of amino acids were quantified in a study, using high performance liquid chromatography method (HPLC) in the Lab of Food hygiene and food safety control center of the National Institute of Nutrition.
Nutritional assessment and nutritional care have progressively an indispensable part of the care of patient and are fundamental to cancer treatment in particular. Aim of the study: to evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition in cancer patients at the neoplasm department in Public hospital 115. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study.
Objective: to evaluate the intake of antioxidants, namely vitamin E, beta-caroten and lycopene in the diets of Vietnamese adults in 4 geographic regions. The data will be used for further investtigation of the relationship between protective factors and lipid metabolism status.
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.
A survey on anemia status in pregnant women (PW) in 2006, lactating women and children under 5 years old in 2008 was conducted in HCMC. Objectives: To identify prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency, low iron storage and related factors to anemia & iron deficiency in PW, lactating women and children under 5 years to determine proper intervention approaches.
The study was carried out in order to assess the prevalence of anemia and risk factors of anemia in children < 5y, and in women of reproductive age in 3 sub-districts and 3 suburban communes of Hanoi.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anemia, nutritional status and worm infection in women aged 20-35 in six communes in Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province. Methods: Cross-sectional study.
A cross sectional study of 330 children from 12 to 23 months and their mothers was conducted to assess the daily food intake as well as the nutritional status of children in Tien Lu district, Hung Yen province. More than half of them received 4 groups of food during 24 hours before survey (52.7%).
Morbidity and mortality patterns is one important demographic indices, which reflex the interaction of socio-economic, socio-cultural, health care services and social development factors. It is recognized that the morbidity and mortality patterns may change rapidly along with changing in feeding patterns, life style, urbanization and globalization.
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.
Objective: To describe physical activity (PA) among 5 year old children. Method: Body weight and height of 96 children (51 boys, 45 girls) at 5 years old at the kindergarten A Ha Noi were measured. Subjects were asked to wear an accelerometer (Omron Active style Pro HJA – 350IT) while awake, during running of walking for 5 consecutive weekdays and not to wear while taking a bath or swimming.
The objective of this study is to investigate the change of phytic acid concentration n 12 common food items through conventional cooking process. The analytical method had been validated using anion exchange chromatography.
Aims: To evaluate the FAO/WHO/UNU equations for predicting resting metabolic rate (RMR) in Vietnamese adolescents and the elderly. Design: Across-sectional study with healthy subjects was done at the Basic Nutrition Department, National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam.
To validate a method to analyze clenbuterol in pork/ chicken meats by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with detector UV and surveyed the clenbuterol residues in the main foodstuff markets in Hanoi, we carried out a study at Department of food hygiene and safety at the National Institute of Nutrition in 2011.
Proper diet plays a very important role in the prevention and control of increased blood uric acid level and gout disease. A study to investigate nutrition situation of people with increased level of blood uric acid and those having gout to propose appropriate interventions is needed.
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.