VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
Practicing community nutrition is a positive and popular trend in the world, currently spreading strongly in Vietnam.
Right before the World Health Day (April 7), Health & Life Newspaper will organize the 2nd Vietnam Community Nutrition Day program, taking place at 7am on April 6 at Tao Dan Park, Truong Dinh Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
The 2nd Vietnam Community Nutrition Day aims to strongly spread the spirit of scientific nutrition - reasonable exercise, at the same time inspire and encourage people to live an increasingly active and healthy lifestyle to create a healthy community, for a healthier Vietnam.
People can register to participate in the event and become one of 25 teams at the 2nd Vietnam Community Nutrition Day at the link: https://ngaydinhduong.vn/dang-ky/
Scientific nutrition and reasonable exercise help improve the health of Vietnamese people.
According to experts, community nutrition is not simply a matter of groups of people with similar interests in exercise and nutrition telling each other what exercises to do and what foods to eat, but also sharing knowledge, improving understanding of nutrition, and raising awareness of one’s own responsibility to maintain the best state of health. This positive trend is spreading more and more.
Nowadays, with the support of technology, people can even guide each other to exercise and practice nutrition with many other members of the association or group at the same time via video call. Sharing knowledge and experience about nutrition and exercise within the community is becoming easier and more inspiring.
Many members of community nutrition groups share: "Exercising alone can only last for 3, 7, or 21 days, so it's really necessary to have a 'team'. Eating together and exercising together is much more motivating. It's true that you have to eat together and exercise together to persevere...".
Studies around the world have confirmed that participating in group exercise significantly reduces levels of anxiety, depression and stress. Exercising in a group with people of the same physical condition will help create higher motivation and determination. Participating in groups will improve self-discipline, prevent discouragement and help participants have more experiences.
Each member of the community nutrition model is healthier first of all for themselves, then for the community and society. And when there are more healthy people thanks to community nutrition and exercise, it will reduce the burden on the health system, saving social resources to solve health problems for the people. Therefore, the community nutrition model needs to be encouraged to become an even larger movement.
Health & Life Newspaper hopes to continue promoting the exercise movement to the masses, especially the group and community nutrition model.
According to the World Health Organization, there are currently more than 1 billion people in the world suffering from obesity. This situation is increasing rapidly on a global scale. Without effective preventive solutions, by 2035, the world will have about 1.9 billion people living with obesity, leading to many consequences for health, quality of life, as well as putting great pressure on the health system.
In Vietnam, according to information from the National Institute of Nutrition, the rate of overweight and obesity and chronic non-communicable diseases related to overweight and obesity are increasing rapidly. Specifically, the obesity rate in Vietnam has more than doubled in the past 10 years, from 8.5% in 2010 to 19.0% in 2020. In particular, in large cities, the rate of overweight and obesity in school children is very high, in Ho Chi Minh City accounting for more than 50% and in Hanoi accounting for more than 41%, according to statistics in 2020.
Community nutrition practice is a strong spreading trend in Vietnam.
Therefore, practicing scientific nutrition and reasonable exercise to improve personal health, contributing to creating a healthy community is not only valuable to each individual but also plays a very important role in improving national stature, helping to reduce pressure on the health system.
Vietnam Community Nutrition Day organized by Health & Life Newspaper - the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Health has great significance in encouraging, connecting the community, spreading the message of scientific nutrition practice and reasonable exercise to the majority of people.
Organizing the Vietnam Community Nutrition Day for the second time, Health & Life Newspaper affirmed its determination to increasingly effectively carry out communication work to raise people's awareness of protecting and improving health.
Along with the "I am healthier and more beautiful" contest held in 2022 and 2023, Health & Life Newspaper hopes to continue to promote the exercise movement to the masses, especially the group and community nutrition model.
On this year’s Vietnam Community Nutrition Day, the nutrition knowledge quiz and physical activity contest on the main stage had the participation of 25 teams from nutrition and fitness associations and groups in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring areas. Teams with high scores in the quiz and excellent performance in the physical activity contest (aerobic dance, Zumba, gymnastics, etc.) will receive meaningful awards from the program.
In addition, the Organizing Committee also arranged 10 consulting booths for leading nutrition experts in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to examine and advise people for free.