Food and nutrition research

Study done in 2007-2008 to estimate calcium requirement and recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for calcium in postmenopausal Vietnamese women aged from 55- 65 years, using calcium balance method. Total of 14 postmenopausal women participated in study. Each participant was subjected to a low calcium intake (300 mg/ day) for 15 days. 

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 206 children aged 8-10 years (133 normal weight and 73 overweight) to investigate the association between BMI and body fat and abdominal fat and the association between anthropometric indicators and hypertension. 

The 2006 Dietary Guidelines for the Netherlands are  gradually receiving priority by policy-makers and the food industry. Physical exercise and healthy dietary habits for the prevention of overweight are increasingly implemented at schools, workplaces etc. 

This  study  was  conducted to investigate the  magnitude of overweight and  obesity, related factors nationwide. Data on weight, height, blood pressure, percentage body at, waist and hip circumferences were collected. Lipid profiles and blood glucose concentrations were  analyzed by standardized  methods. 

Special attention to pregnancy and first two years of life Encourage rational nutrition at every stage life cycle. Reasonable implementation of the regime and healthy. Inherit and improve the rationality of the traditional way. Maintaining weight "should be" and reasonable physical activity. 

The multi - micronutrient enriched  powder has been produced from rice (61.76%), soya beans, sesame and premix. The aim of study is to find out the appropriate amount of lysine fortified to the multi-micronutrient enriched  powder and to finalize the technology process which ensures to reach the final product containing 1190.25 - 1499 mg lysine/100gram product, which is equivalent to 50-70% baby recommended daily allowance(RDA) of lysine. 

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. 

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). 

The antioxidant activities and hypolipidemic effects of aqueous extract from flower buds of Cleistocalyx operculatus (COB) (Roxb.) Merry and Perry, a commonly used material for drink preparation in Vietnam, was investigated in vitro and in diabetic rats.

Maternal anemia and low birth weight babies are common among rural Vietnamese women, particularly among underweight women.  In developing countries, positive maternal and infant health outcomes are associated with intake of animal source foods (ASF). 

We conducted a study to assess nutrition and physical activity behavior changes in subject with pre-diabetes in Thanh Hoa, who were divided in two groups: intervention and control during four months (52 persons in intervention group and 43 persons in the other). 

A Knowledge-Practice–Coverage (KPC) baseline survey has been conducted in 6 project 6 IFEN II project provinces and one commune of Ha Tay aimed to gather information on breastfeeding and child feeding/care knowledge and practices. The results showed: The rate of mother gave breastfeeding to the child before 1 hour after birth among 6 project provinces was 45.8% in average, lower than that in Ha Tay 2006, 69.4%. 

The study was conducted in 3 different areas of Lao Cai province: City and central towns,  rural mountains adjustcent to area 1, and high mountains. The results showed that malnutrition prevalence of children under 5 in Lao Cai was still very high (according to WHO’s classification), and it varied by different areas. In all of the indicators, child malnutrition was highest in area 3 and lowest in area 1. 

A cross- sectional study on more than 1600 reproductive- aged women was conducted in 2004 in Thanh mien district, Hai Duong province. The objective of the study was to assess nutritional status and anemia among women in reproductive age from 15 to 49. 

The research was conducted in 2004. The subjects of the research were children between 6 and 11 years of age. 1835 children in 4 out of 42 primary schools in urban Buon Ma Thuot city were chosen. The results showed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 10.4%. The factors related to overweight and obesity in children were found to be eating habits and physical activities as well as parental overweight status and knowledge.

This study was carried out to determine the nutritional status, prevalence of anemia, intestinal parasitic infection, and some common infectious diseases among school-aged children in low socioeconomic areas in rural northern Vietnam. 

Transversal study was carried out in 1175 children <5y, 934 pregnancy women and 1120 non-pregnant women,  during March 2006 (mild term of  the National Strategy on Nutrition, 2001-2010 period) in order to determine the prevalence of anemia in children <5y, women in reproductive age in 6 provinces (Hanoi, Hue, Bac Kan, Bac Ninh, An Giang, Dac Lak) in Vietnam. 

In our country the evidence on the nutrition transition have occurred, are being made recently. Double burden of malnutrition, common phenomenon in the nutrition transition in developing countries has been reported in Vietnam on a remarkably.

Nowadays, food hygiene and safety are one of the hottest public issues and become a big con­ cern for the relevant authorities and the community. Unsafe and unhygienic food seriously harm the public health and cause a big loss for the economy of every country. Unsafe food is the trad­ ing barrier in the WTO integration period . 

The study was conducted  in 246 pregnant ethnic anemic women aiming to identify anemia preva­lence in pregnant ethnic women living in Dak lak and related factors to anemia in those women. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive analysis. Results: Ate of anemia in pregnant ethnic women in Dak Lak is 50.1%.

Voi was produced in 3 different styles, and packed in 2gr of Voi/set. Voi tea was made by boil­ing or stewing in hot water in different durations: 10 mm, 20 mm and 30 mm. The collected Vm tea was determined polyphenol content  and was tested for taste, smell, favor, and color. 

The study was conducted in 108 men aged 40-59 years old. The subjects were divided into 2 groups, each group with 54 men (1 intervention and 1 control). Intervention group was administered with vitamin-fortified fish oil capsules with the dosage of 2gr/day.

The authors overview recent knowledge on the relation between nutrition and cancer, in­ cluding the history, theories, nutrition and the initiation of cancer, inhibitors and enhancements of cancer in diet. Ten nutrition recommendations to prevent cancer from the International Cancer Re­ search Fund were mentioned.

The study was carried out in order to assess the prevalence of anemia and risk factors of anemia in children < 5y, and in women of reproductive age in 3 sub-districts and 3 suburban communes of Hanoi.