VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
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.
The study was conducted to determine and compare blood Glucose level after consuming moon cakes using Isomalt and moon cakes using Sucrose. A controlled and clinical trial was carried out on 10 healthy adults.
In a cross-sectional survey among 2783 laborers working in 5 vocational village groups in 3 provinces of Thai Binh, Nam Dinh and Hai Phong, it is found that Pignet index of those subjects is quite good (healthy people took 66.4%), males are healthier than females, those working in salt production and sea fishing are healthier than other occupations/ Overweight/obese rate is 17%, higher in salt producers (20.0%) and fishermen (24.0%), and lowest in tobacco planters (16.2%) with p<0.05...
Nutrition has been shown to play significant roles in treatment. In particular, patients with moderate or severe malnutrition need strict nutrition therapy to improve outcomes. In order to assert the roles of nutritional work in hospital, we studied the effects of nutrition therapy on moderately and severely malnourished patients who had received nutritional consultation at Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in order to assess the current situation of using borax in some common foods and knowledge, attitude of food producers , traders and consumers about borax in 5 communes of Thai Binh city. 150 samples were divided into 6 food groups; 150 producers and traders, and 281 consumers were interviewed about the using of borax in 6 food groups.
The study determined the technical specifications and selection of lactic acid bacteria suitable for germination of soybean. Soybean varieties DT96 and strains L. plantarum, L. casei, L. reuteri, L. acidophilus were used. The soybeans were soaked and incubated at different temperatures and in different time periods.
A random cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1263 children between 1-36 months of age in 9 communes of 6 provinces in the Northern mountainous areas, including Thai Nguyen, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Son La, Hoa Binh and Lai Chau, with the typical ethnic communities: San Diu, Mong, Tay, Thai, Giay, Muong, and Kinh from June 1994 to November 1996 in order to identify the prevalence of rickets in children.
The study was conducted in 165 type II diabetes patients who have been treated in Thai Binh Preventive Health Center. The results showed that the prevalence of diabetes was higher in males than in females with p<0.05.
Objectives: To assess nutritional status of hospitalized patients with acute illness from 2 – 60 months of age in The Pediatric Hospital Number One, Ho Chi Minh City, and to identify factors associated to malnutrition in this population group. Design: A cross sectional study. Subjects: One thousand two hundred and fifty four hospitalized children with acute illness aged 2-60 months at the General, Nephrology and Gastroenterology departments with their mothers/care takers.
The author emphasized the importance of Yin and Yang and its interaction on food culture and health protection. Understanding Yin and Yang philosophy will help to combine traditional experiences with modern knowledge in eating and drinking.
From the 19 th century, many biologists revealed the secular trends to increasing adult height in most European countries. This phenomenon defined by the fact that the average value of height and weight of the young generation is higher than their parents and the age to get the maximum value come sooner.
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.
Cherry tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) belongs to Solanaceae family. The plants are small and dwarf. They can produce many fruits and are grown all year round all over the country; mainly in Da Lat. Cherry tomatoes are very preferred, having less pest and strong growth.
Nutrition plays a key role in the whole process of human growth and development. In the fetal period, the fetus develops from an egg cell to 2x1012 cells at delivery and 30 times more when the body is totally mature.
We studied the infection of E.coli β-lactamase enzyme broad spectrum (ESBL) in some foods sold in two markets of Nguyen Xa commune and one district market of Vu Thu. The results showed that 113 out of 173 food samples had E.coli infection producing ESBL; 36 out of 41 chicken samples tested were positive for ESBL, 22 out of 48 pork samples were positive for ESBL, 28 out of 44 fish sample and 27 out of 40 shrimp samples were positive for ESBL.
A cross-sectional study on 300 mothers, who had normal delivery at the Obstetric Department of Hung Yen General Hospital and their newborns was carried out from October to December 2003. The findings showed that: Average birth weight and birth length were 3,090 grams and 49.5 centimeters, respectively.
The progress of malnutrition reduction and the Z-scores W/A, Z-scores H/A and Z-scores W/1-I were examined through national surveys on malnutrition among children under 5 years old from 1990 to 2004 in order to classify changes and to set up suitable outcome for the plan of child malnutrition control.
A community trial has been conducted, covered 112 subjects aged 30-59 with abnormal blood lipid indicators. Each subject volunterilly confumed 35g soymilk supplemented with FOS/inulin/day for 20 weeks.
A cross sectional study was conducted in Tran Hung Dao sub-district, Phu Ly city, Ha Nam province among 360 children under 5 and their corresponding mothers with the objectives to describe maternal knowledge on child feeding and practices and assess the nutritional status of these children.
Thanks to socio-economic development and continuous support from authorities of all levels during the recent years, nutritional status of Vietnamese people has been remarkably improved. However, due to the resource limitations, children under 5 have been paid more attention by project/programs as well as studies than the other age groups like school-aged children or adults.
By conducting a cross-sectional study on street food providers, food processing materials and street foods, results revealed that the contaminated street food with microbiology at Thanh Hoa city during 2007-2008 were at serious levels, especially fermented pork roll and lean pork paste. Which were much consumed.