VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
Objective: To develop a method to detect curcumin concentration in health supplement by high performance liquid chromatography with a photodiode array detector. Method: Curcurmin was extracted by sonication in methanol for 30 min and separated by a reversed phase C18 column using a mobile phase including buffer, methanol and acetonitrile.
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.
Aims: To describe actual food intake of women aged 40-65 years with BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 in Hanoi, 2016. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on women aged 40-65 years with BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 in Hanoi, 2016. Results: The average age was approximately 52 years old with BMI= 25.6±3.8 kg/m2. The dietary energy level of the study subjects was 1628 (1589,2; 1705,5) kcal /person/day.
Aims: To describe nutritional status and anemia of girls in some secondary schools in Dien Bien and Gia Lai province in 2022. Methods: The nutritional status was classified based on height-for-age Z-score and body mass index-for-age Z-score as compared to the growth standard of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2007.
Objectives: To describe the characteristics of metabolic syndrome in women with BMI > 23kg/m2 aged 45-60 years old in Hanoi in 2016. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 92 women with BMI > 23kg/m2 from 45-60 years old in Hanoi 2016. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women with BMI > 23kg/m2 aged 40-65 years old in Hanoi in 2016 was 62%.
Aims: To assess microbial contamination, including E. coli, coliforms, aerobic bacteria, yeasts and molds, as well as transfat content in selected street foods in Hanoi and Hai Phong in 2020.
Aims: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of malnutrition and food insecurity in children aged 6 monts to 11.9 years, comparing urban and rural groups.
Aims: To assess the secular changes in weight and height of children under 5 years old during the 10-year period.
Aims: This study was conducted to assess the coverage and compliance with MMS among pregnant women (PW) in Lao Cai and Bac Kan provinces.
Aims: To assess the nutritional status and identify some related factors among office workers in some wards of Hanoi city in 2025.
Aims: To develop a genotyping process of the LPL rs320 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP LPL rs320) using the AS-PCR method on DNA samples extracted from blood of adults aged 40-64 years.
Aims: To assess the nutritional status of officials under health management by the Thai Binh Provincial Health Care and Protection Board in 2024.
Malnutrition among children under five years old in Vietnam has been reduced significantly; however, it remains high and was distributed imbalance in different geographical, residential and ethnical areas. Objectives: to determine the prevalence of malnutrition amongst children under 5 years old and associated factors in Cong Hai and Phuoc Chinh communes, Ninh Thuan province.
The study aims to describe the situation of food safety and related factors of food service providers in Hagiang city, Hagiang province. A cross- sectional study was conducted on 120 food producers and sellers at 120 food services facilities.
Objectives: A case – control study was conducted in 126 pre-diabetic patients and 126 healthy adults in order to define some risk factors of pre-diabetes. Method: Anthropometric indices (weight, height) and levels of glucose of fasting blood samples were measured.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 501 children aged 36-59 months, who were stunted and at risk of stunting to determine zinc deficiency status and some related factors. The result showed that the prevalence of zinc deficiency was 75.6%, at the high level of public health significance.
Prevalence of hypertension has been increasing recently in Vietnam. Dietary with restricted sodium and enough potassium level is one of important controllable factors to prevent hypertension. High sodium intake contributes to high blood pressure.
A cross-sectional survey to describe the situation of nutritional anemia in pregnant women and related factors was conducted in 2013 in Ha Nam province with 657 pregnant women at 6 – 16th gestational week. Results showed that the population had anemia at moderate level of 20.7% among pregnant women.
The study was carried out to investigate effect of maltodextrin concentration (3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18%, w/v) added in Pouzolzia zeylanica extract before undergoing spray drying process, as well as operation conditions.
Objective: To describe the nutritional status of children aged 3-5 years old in some communes in Quynh Phu district, Thai Binh province.
At present, overweight and obesity arei increasing rapidly in Vietnam, causing many adverse health effects. Nutritional interventions for prevention and treatment are needed.
Objective: To investigate types of physical activities in type 2 diabetes mellitus outpatients at Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital.
The survey aims to determine stunting, wasting, and anemia status in school students in HCMC. Methods: A cross-sectional survey in 11072 school students in primary schools, junior-high schools, and high schools in HCMC to assess stunting and wasting status.
This study aims to identify the pre-pregnancy BMI and the gestation weight gain among pregnant women at their third trimester in Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam. Methodology: A cross-sectional study among 94 pregnant women hospitalized at Tu Du hospital.