VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
The overall objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of multiple micronutrient supplementation on iron deficiency anemia among female school children aged 11 to 13 years old having -4 <HAZ < -1 in ethnic minority semi boarding secondary schools in Yen Bai province, using WHO classifications for biochemical indicators.
Objective: to determine methanol content in 268 unlabelled alcohol samples in 9 provinces of north region from 2017 to 2018. Method: Samples were collected at retailed stores in downtown areas. Methanol in the samples was detected by using gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (FID).
The study was conducted in 3 different areas of Lao Cai province: City and central towns, rural mountains adjustcent to area 1, and high mountains. The results showed that malnutrition prevalence of children under 5 in Lao Cai was still very high (according to WHO’s classification), and it varied by different areas. In all of the indicators, child malnutrition was highest in area 3 and lowest in area 1.
A cross- sectional study on more than 1600 reproductive- aged women was conducted in 2004 in Thanh mien district, Hai Duong province. The objective of the study was to assess nutritional status and anemia among women in reproductive age from 15 to 49.
The research was conducted in 2004. The subjects of the research were children between 6 and 11 years of age. 1835 children in 4 out of 42 primary schools in urban Buon Ma Thuot city were chosen. The results showed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 10.4%. The factors related to overweight and obesity in children were found to be eating habits and physical activities as well as parental overweight status and knowledge.
Objectives: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the dietary intake of children with kidney disease at Vietnam national children’s hospital. Method: Dietary intake of 50 children aged 4-15 years with kidney disease was collected by 24 hours recall method. Results: 70.6%; 59.0%; 56.5%; 60.7% of kidney disease subjects met the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of energy intake for age group of 4-6; 7-9; 10-12;13-15 years old, respectively.
This study was carried out to determine the nutritional status, prevalence of anemia, intestinal parasitic infection, and some common infectious diseases among school-aged children in low socioeconomic areas in rural northern Vietnam.
Transversal study was carried out in 1175 children <5y, 934 pregnancy women and 1120 non-pregnant women, during March 2006 (mild term of the National Strategy on Nutrition, 2001-2010 period) in order to determine the prevalence of anemia in children <5y, women in reproductive age in 6 provinces (Hanoi, Hue, Bac Kan, Bac Ninh, An Giang, Dac Lak) in Vietnam.
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.
In November 2005, 35 pork meat samples were collected in 6 large markets in 5 districts in Hanoi to identify the concentration of some heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, Cu and As, and the residue of Enrofloxacin antibiotic micro-organism contamination with E.Coli and Salmonella in the pork meat.
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.
To determine the exposure of the consumer to food contaminated and what pesticides people possibly consume, a baseline survey on pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables was performed in 3 cities including Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh city.
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and lessons learned from the application of Excel software into the weighing program for children under 5 at the communal level and using Epi Info in analyzing nutritional data at the provincial level in the national malnutrition control program in Da Nang city from January 2004 to July 2006.
Nutritional status and their risk factors have been investigated in 93 hemodialysis patients in Thanhnhan hospiatal - Hanoi, during November 2004 – July 2005. Results indicated that prevalence of chronic energy malnutrition (BMI <18.5) is 38.7% (28.6% in female, 44.8% in male). Prevalence of overweight and obesity (BMI >23) is 14% (25.7% in female, 6.9% in male);
During the past two decades, thanks to the policy of renovation, there has been a high rate of economic development and the nutrition situation has been improved.
Objective: To compare the predictive value of impedance index (ZI, height2/impedance) with anthropometric measurements for estimating fat-free mass (FFM). Design: FFM of 120 white pediatric children (46 males, 74 females), aged 2.5-18 y was measured by using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.
Micronutrient (vitamin, minerals and trace elements) involved in almost metabolism processes of the body: enzyme activities, reproduction and growth of the cellule. Thus directly or indirectly they have important roles in regulating the growth of the human body.
Food consumption has been long found being closely related to community health. By comparing the food consumption patterns in Vietnam during the xx century (1940 - 2000) it is shown that there was no change in characteristics of Vietnamese food consumption pattern through different periods up to 1990.
Aims: To describe the nutritional status of hypertensive outpatients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 350 hypertensive outpatients treated at Sam Son City General Hospital, Thanh Hoa province. Results: The average BMI was 23.6±2.8 (kg/m2) in men and 23.9±3.1 (kg/m2) in women.
Nutrition knowledge plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus. The study aimed to describe nutrition knowledge and some related factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted on 440 outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Dong Anh general hospital, Hanoi...
Nowadays, the rate of malnutrition is still high in Vietnam. It is difficult for all the practitioners in treating and rehabilitating these patients because there are a member of many combined causal factors such as lack of food intake, unappropriate maternal nutrition knowledge and diseases.
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.
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.