VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
Effects of washing and cooking methods on lost levels of zinc & iron in cooking rice have been investigated in 10 families, belonging to 6 ethnics (San chi, San diu, Nung, Tay, Hoa, Kinh), using 5 kinds of cooking pant/pots (cast iron, aluminum pan (Hai phong), soil pot, copper pot, and electric cooker).
Objectives: to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention by food supply on micronutrient deficiencies of malnourished Sandiu minority children from 1 to 5 years old. Methods: A cross-sectional and intervention study was conducted on 144 San Diu minority women and their children of 1 to 5 years old (72 malnourished and 72 non-malnourished) in Dong Hy of Thai Nguyen, from April to November of year 2013.
This paper reports the development of a highly selective and sensitive method for the determination of parts-per-billion level of chloropropanols consisting of 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol (1,3-DCP) and 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) in soy sauce and thick soy sauce.
The cross-sectional survey was conducted in 1163 children from 6 to 59 months old to identify anthropometric indices in 4 mountainous communes of Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province in 2013. The results showed that the underweight, stunting and wasting prevalence was 35.9%; 57.1% and 10.6%, respectively.
The pilot study has developed the formula and production process for Pepsin fortified with Vitamin B1 in 2 forms: tablet and capsule. Using intensive deterioration method for evaluation, it is found that the 2 forms has qualified stability in both microbiology indicators and protein destruction during its preservation.
The objectives of study were to define the percentage of malnutrition among children under five years old in Cam Thach and Cam Son communes after one year of intervention and to find out causes of malnutrition in those children. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was carried out at two communes in Cam Thuy district, Thanh Hoa province.
Objective: To identify food patterns and their associations with lifestyles and nutrient intakes of adolescents in Hochiminh City. Methods: Data from the fifth year of a cohort study conducted between 2004 and 2009 were used. Principal component analysis was applied.
An evaluation survey on the impact nutrition intervention activities was conducted in Thuong Tin district in April 2004. The survey’s objective was to assess the impact of 10 year-multisectoral intervention activities on household food security and nutritional status of mothers and children.
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.
Objective: The aims of this study are to validate a HPLC method for the determination of PAH compounds in food, and to provide initial data on PAH contamination levels in common foods from meat, fish and starch sources, which were processed by direct contact with heating source like grill, barbecue, or being fried in oil.
Soy sauce is an important and popular spice in the world especially in Asia. The study aimed to develop a production process of fermented soy sauce, which has good quality in terms of nutrition, food safety and hygiene, as well as sensory quality. Two strains of yeast and bacteria which are resistant to high salt concentrations (13-16%) were selected and used.
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. In general, it was a poor rice based diet with low intake of animal protein and fat.
Many kinds of rice, cassava and sweet potatoes spirits produced by Traditional Fermentation Methods have been carried out for a long time in Vietnam. This study aimed to evaluate some traditional methods and find the way to improve the quality of sweet potatoes spirits and reduce the harmful by- products such as Aldehydes, Methanol, Esters, etc. by choosing the best traditional yeast cakes, fermentation conditions and duration of maturation of distilled Spirits following the Vietnamese standards for spirits with higher content of alcohol.
The progress of malnutrition reduction and the Zscores W/A, Zscores H/A and Zscores W/H was examined through national surveys on malnutrition among children under 5 years old from 1990 to 2004. Objective: To present the progress of child malnutrition in order to classify changes and to set up suitable outcome for the plan of child malnutrition control.
Trend of physical status of children and adolescents in HCMC were reviewed from epidemiological nutrition surveys in HCMC during 1999 –2005. From 1999 to 2005, height and weight of boys at the age 1-3ys in HCMC increased by 1.6 –2.2cm and 0.6 – 1.4kg, respectively.
In this study was conducted in 32 patients, from 15 - 78 years old, who were tube fed with a large ration of eggs (284gr/day in average). The results showed that eggs do not make plasma cholesterol concentration as well as triglyceride concentration increase. Cholesterol concentration at prefeeding was 3.70 ± 0.72, and it was 4.11 ± 1.07 after feeding (p > 0.05).
Improper feeding for patients can lead to the reduction of body response to medicines, can prolong the duration of staying in hospital and can increase hospital malnutrition prevalence. The study aimed to assess actual dietary intake of children having diarrhea and respiratory infection and to identify related factors.
A cross-sectional study was carried out on children from 6 to 23 months old in 3 rural communes, Cam khe District, Phu Tho province in 2006. The findings showed that malnutrition rates were 24.4 %( W/A), 20.6% (H/A), and 2.4 %( W/H).
Across- sectional study was done in 2005 to identify hypertension prevalence in adults living in Daklak province. Total of 931 adults aged from 25 years and over, without other chronic diseases in 30 communes were chosen and checked-up. The results showed that the crude hypertension prevalence in Daklak province was 17.5%.