VIETNAM NUTRITIONAL PORTAL
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.
Aims: To determine the association between stunting and calcium intake in children with nephrotic syndrome.
Background: Research on free radicals has attracted scientific and medical attention for decades, especially regarding aging, disease, and infectious and non-infectious diseases. Exposure to free radicals from daily pollution and unhealthy lifestyles accelerates bodily damage and aging. These factors are primary contributors to gene and chromatin dysregulation, leading to chronic diseases such as metabolic disorders, allergies, cancer, etc.
Aims: Suboptimal Health Status (SHS) has been defined as a state of low-quality health, not quite illness but a risk factor for future disease. This study investigated SHS and its related factors among medical students.
Aims: To determine the factors affecting the intention to use alcoholic beverages of students in Ho Chi Minh City, thereby providing a basis for intervention programs to reduce this behavior.
Aims: This study aimed to determine the nutritional status and quality of life among diabetic patients and assess the relationships between the two aspects.
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.
Aims: To investigate the association of anthropometric indices, nutritional habits, and lifestyle factors with MetS (MetS) in elderly.
Aims: This study aimed to explore the relationship between sarcopenia and clinical, biochemical factors in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients undergoing chemotherapy. Specifically, the study focused on the role of BMI in assessing sarcopenia risk in this patient population.
Vietnamese children aged below 12 years are facing a double burden of malnutrition with the simultaneous existence of both under and over nutrition. Their daily food intake does not meet the Vietnamese RDA for a range of nutrients, especially of calcium and vitamin D.
Mục tiêu: Mô tả một số yếu tố liên quan đến tình trạng suy dinh dưỡng thấp còi của học sinh tại 2 trường trung học phổ thông tỉnh Sơn La.
To describe the current status and analyze associated factors of vitamin D deficiency in children under 5 years old at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in 2024.
Aims: To evaluate the nutritional status and semi-broading diets of children at Hoa Hong Practical Kindergarten in 2020.
Aims: To describethe status of anemia and iron deficiency, and some related factors among children aged 6-11 months in 10 communes of Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province.