VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
Aims: This study aims to determine the characteristics of patients indicated for I-131 treatment following complete thyroidectomy. The findings will assist Vietnamese nutritionists in developing appropriate guidelines and intervention methods.
A cross- sectional study on the balance characteristics of current food intake and folate consumption of 30 women of reproductive age at Duong Lam village, Son Tay, Hanoi showed that: average food portion eaten by women of child-bearing age was 1,117±228g/person/day.
Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of death globally, including in Vietnam. In recent years, there has been a rise in younger people developing cardiovascular diseases due to unhealthy lifestyles and diets.
The article presents parts of research results in the frame of the General National Survey on obesity in 2005. Objectives: to identify the association between types of physical activities and overweight/obesity status of adults in Vietnam. Design: A representative survey was designed to represent all ecological regions of the country.
A cross-sectional study has been conducted in 210 pregnant women at 5 communes of Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. Serum 25(OH) D was measured by HPLC method. Results: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency 25(OH) D <50 nmol/L was 22.4%, among them: 21% had mild vitamin D deficiency and 1.4% had moderate vitamin D deficiency.
Objective: To assess the effect of a formula for stunted children on the nutritional status of stunted children 1-3 years old. Methods: Intervention study, controlled, before-after evaluation. 120 stunted children were divided into 2 groups (intervention and control group), intervention group using the formula for stunted children (95.1 grams / day).
Although the importance of adequate breakfast for health and school performance of children is well known, there is little information about this meal of Vietnamese children, especially of preschool and primary school-aged ones (2-11 years old). The study aimed to find the composition of breakfast in this age group, its impact on daily nutrient intake, as well as on nutritional anthropometric status.
A cross-sectional study has been conducted in 388 aged 6-11 to investigate the prevalence of sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency among primary school children in 6 provinces across Vietnam.
Objective: To improve nutrition status of pregnant women at 2 communes of Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province through nutrition counseling activities. Methods: community intervention study with control group; subjects were 240 pregnant women at 2 communes Le Ho and Nhat Tan.
Nghiên cứu này là một phần của nghiên cứu SEANUTS Việt Nam với Mục tiêu là xác định mô hình hoạt động thể lực của trẻ em Việt Nam và các yếu tố liên quan. Phương pháp: NC cắt ngang mô tả, với sự tham gia của 2872 trẻ em khỏe mạnh tại 6 tỉnh, thành phố là Hà Nội, Hà Nam, Quảng Bình, Huế, thành phố Hồ Chí Minh và Bến Tre.
English summary: The clinical trial was conducted in 32 patients at ICU of Bach Mai hospital. They were given enteral feeding with locally available food with the energy intake of 1,800 Kcal/person/day. The results showed that 59.4% of the patients gained in weight with the average weight gain of 0.3 kg (0.5 kg for malnourished patients), albumin level increased by 56.3%, total protein increased by 68.8% (p<0,05).
In order to evaluate the effects of health and nutrition interventions and to get insight in the physical as well as intellectual capacity of Vietnamese children, there was a need for a comprehensive and scientific database on health and nutrition status of the children aged 0.5 to 12 years old.
It is widely agreed that non-communicable chronic diseases are escalating much more rapidly in developing than developed countries. Obesity is a one of the most common nutritional disorders worldwide, clearly associated with the metabolic syndrome (Mets), a condition with implications for the development of many chronic diseases.
Objective: This study was to identify the prevalence of malnutrition in patients admitted to gastroenterology and endocrinology ward in Bach mai hospital. Methods: 308 patients admitted to a gastroenterology and endocrinology ward were enrolled in the investigation.
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.
After the Renovation, Vietnam’s economy has been developing rapidly. As the results, Vietnamese people’s diets have also been improved. To assess the change on Hanoi outskirt citizens’ diets, a study “Household dietary changes after 6 years (1999 - 2005) in 6 communes of Dong anh district, Hanoi” was conducted in May and June, 2005 and compared with data in 1999.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of anorexia, and related factors of anorexia in children under-5-years old in Ho Chi Minh city. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 2889 children under 5 years of 60 wards in the city. All children and their mothers were measured weight and height to assess nutritional status. Anorexic status and related factors were collected by interviewing mothers or caregivers.
Tay Nguyen Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology carried out investigation on pesticide residue in green vegetables at two cities and two towns in 4 provinces of Tay Nguyen. The results showed that: Green vegetables with pesticide residue have the average rate of 61.20%, the rate of samples having pesticide residue with excess of the allowable criterion was 6.8%.
This study was carried out on healthy adults aged from 20 to 34. Two experiments: drinking glucose and eating moon cakes containing isomalt were taken by these subjects and at least one week apart.
The assessment of food safety and sanitary conditions at 20 kitchens of half day boarding primary schools in Dong Da, Hanoi was carried out from February to August, 2007. The results indicated that: 50% of kitchens did not meet with the sanitary conditions and water supply requirements of the Ministry of Health.
A cross-sectional study in 11 sub-districts of Thanh Hoa city was conducted during 2006-2007 with 240 ready-to-eat food samples, 30 cooking utensil samples, 40 cooker hand samples, and 310 KAP interviews to food vendors. Results revealed that the contamination rate of street foods and cooking utensils was upto 57.74%.
HPLC method to determine the content of vitamin D (D2 and D3) in food is widely used in the world. The sample is saponified with an ethanol solution of potassium hydroxide at room temperature overnight or at 75 degree C for an hour.
The main objective is to determine the prevalence of diabetes and related factors in Danang. The research is a comparative cross-sectional study of 2100 subjects in the age groups from 20 to 64 years old. The sample was selected systematically by probability proportional to size method. The diabetes prevalence in 20-64 year-old group in Danang was 7.38%.