This study aimed to assess the nutritional and physical activity status among adults living in low-cost housing area. This cross-sectional study involved 115 adults aged from 18 to 59 years old (46 male and 69 female). Anthropometric and body composition measurements of height, weight, body fat percentage, waist and hip circumference were taken. Biochemical measurements included blood glucose, blood cholesterol and blood pressure. Dietary intake was evaluated by interviewing subjects using Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ). Physical activity status was determined by interviewing subjects using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Most of the subjects were found to be mainly on low socioeconomic status and working as blue collar workers. The mean body mass index (BMI) for men and women were 27.3 ± 6.3 kg/m2 and 28.5 ± 5.3 kg/m2, respectively. The waist-hip ratio of men and women were 0.92 ± 0.07 and 0.86 ± 0.06, respectively. Mean blood pressure observed was 128.8 ± 18.8 mmHg (systolic) and 78.2 ± 12.1 mmHg (diastolic). Mean blood glucose was reported to be 6.6 ± 3.2 mmol/L while the mean blood cholesterol was 5.2 ± 1.0 mmol/L. Overall energy intake was 2705 ± 603 kcal with the contribution of 53.4% carbohydrate, 13.5% protein and 32.5% fat to overall energy intake. The nutrients that did not achieve Malaysia’s Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) were calcium (73.1%), thiamine (70.5%), folate (25.0%) and vitamin A (19.6%). The mean physical activity of subjects was 6739.8 ± 8135.6 MET-min/week (high physical activity). In conclusion, the adults living in low-cost housing have unsatisfactory nutritional status yet they have good physical activity level which might be contributed by their occupation.
Nutritional Status

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the acceptability of four height/length boards as measuring equipment, (1) NNC wooden height board (HB), (2) Allen's stick, (3) aluminum-acrylic height board, and (4) stadiometer, from the perspective of the community nutrition and health workers (CNHWs) and mothers/caregivers.

METHODS: The study was conducted in two municipalities in the province of Laguna, Philippines. Respondents were 12 CNHWs and 22 parents/guardians of randomly selected children ages 1-5 years. Focus group discussions were also conducted among CNHWs to determine their perceptions, experiences, and feedback on the use of the equipment. Parents/guardians were interviewed about their views on the acceptability of the equipment.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: In the urban area, Allen's stick was most favored by end-users, while in the rural area, the NNC wooden HB was the most acceptable. Meanwhile, guardians preferred the aluminum-acrylic HB in the rural area and Allen's stick in the urban area. It was concluded that the use of height boards to measure the height or length of children was acceptable to both CHNWs and parents. CHNWs preferred the stadiometer for height measurement and Allen's stick for length measurement. In contrast parents/guardians preferred the aluminum-acrylic HB and Allen's stick as these were deemed non-threatening, culturally acceptable, safe, comfortable for the children, and the procedures were easily understood.

The increasing trend of childhood obesity is becoming an imminent concern in both developed and developing countries. Besides genetic predisposition, environmental and social factors are contributory factors to this global epidemic. These factors include maternal feeding practices and style. This study determined mothers' parental feeding styles in the province of Ilocos Sur and the factors that predict them. Also, the study ascertained if parental feeding styles are related to the child's Body Mass Index (BMI). This study used the descriptive-correlational research method and included 156 mothers with children aged 2-3. Respondents were chosen purposively. The Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire developed by Wardle et al. (2002) was used to gather the needed data. For data analysis, the frequency and percentage, mean, multiple regression, and Pearson product-moment of correlation were used. This study concluded that mothers vary in their characteristics and so on their feeding styles. Based on study results, they have high levels of encouragement and emotional feeding and average levels of instrumental feeding and control over feeding. However, encouragement feeding is the dominant feeding style among respondents among the four feeding styles. Various maternal traits have been found to predict a specific parental feeding style except for the control over feeding subscale. Additionally, only encouragement feeding was found to have an indirect correlation with a child's BMI.
Nutritional Status

A cross-sectional analytical study on 659 pregnant women was conducted to identify factors associated with Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation. The results showed that 27.6% of pregnant woman had pre-pregnant BMI below 18.5. While there were 2.9% women who had pre-pregnant BMI of above 25, 36.6% with weight gain in the last trimester below 4000gr, in which 19% of weight gain below 3000gr. Prevalence of low birth weight was 5.8%, in which prevalence of intrauterine growth retardation (full-term infant with birth weight of below 2500gr) was 4.6%. There was a significant relationship between infant birth weight and maternal weight gain, prepregnant weight and hypertension of the women.
Pregnant Women ; Nutritional Status

Study on nutritional status of 866 children less than 5 years old who were living in 2 communes of Cai Be district, Tien Giang province. Results: prevalence of malnutrition in children <5 years old at 2 communes was 21.4%, in An Thai Dong commune was 21.2% and in My Trung commune was 21.4%. Malnutrition often was mild, 27.7% malnutrition children were between 12 and 24 months. However, there were overweight and obesity children. Most of mothers had knowledge of nutrition and nursing for their children. 79.69% mother knew that it’s necessary to give more fluid, 79.69% mother continued normal diet when their children suffered from diarrhea. There wasn’t any difference of nutritional status between a flooded commune and a normal commune. It wasn’t found the association of nutritional status and some factors such as nutritional habits, the time to give supplementary foods. It’s needed to strengthen education and communication activities in order to improve the nutritional knowledge and practice of the mothers, to reduce the rate of malnutrition as well as overweight and obesity in children <5 years old.
Nutritional Status ; Child

816 mothers were interviewed about knowledge, practice on feeding children 1-24 months old in Thang Binh and Nui Thanh Districts, Quang Nam provice. High rate of children were given liquorice, boiled water...before having the first breastmilk. No children had exclusive breastfeeding during 4-6 first months. Instant flours were consumed very commonly as complement foods ( 72.4%). There is high percentage of malnutrition (W/A: 27.4%; H/A: 29.5%; W/H: 4.3%) and they became very high in the second year. The percentage of anemia was very high. There were significant relation between occupation, education level, economic status of parent, CED of mother and nutrition status of children in both HAZ, WAZ. Breastmilk and reasonable complement foods should be paid attention as well as improving the quality of affordable complement foods in each family.
Nutritional Status ; Child

A cross-sectional study on the situation and eating habit of 412 resident students at the age from 21.3 ± 1.1 (60% were males, 40% were females) were conducted in Thai nguyen Medical College from Oct 2003 to Feb 2004. The result showed that: the propotion of persistent malnutrition was 20.4%, in which male: 10.9%, female: 34.5%. Overweight: 1%. The portion for each student seem to be more fufil with meat, fish and vegetable both in qualities and to comparision with the year of 1980. The evarage enegry in each portion is 2244.8 kcal, reach 93.0% to comparision of request for male and 84.0% for female. The balance rate P:L:G is 16:22:62. The habit relating to nutrition: nosh OR=3.1, none breakfast OR=8.81. There is no relation between the nutrition situation with expense norm for meals and some other habits such as un stable time, cooking by themselves.
Nutritional Status ; Eating ; Students

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Humans ; Nutritional Status* ; Prognosis*

Study on some anthropometrical indicators of nutrition status of 446 old employees (373 males, 73 females, mean ages 79.55.7), who were examined at the Huu Nghi Hospital from September 2004 to January 2005. The results: mean weight of man and woman were 54.69.5kg and 47.28.6kg, respectively. Mean height of man and woman were 157.85.9 and 145.86.8, respectively. The waist/hip ratio (WHR) >0.90 in males accounted for 47.8%, WHR >0.85 in females was 64.38%. According to IDI & WPRO, the rate of overweight was 18.16% , obesity grade 1 was 14.5%, and obesity grade 2 was 1.35%.
Nutritional Status ; Aged

A cross sectional study was carried out on 866 children under 5 years old and all mothers with children under 2 years old in 2 villages of Cai Be district, Tien Giang province (one village often suffered by flooding and one village rarely had flooding). Household KAP interviews using structured questionnaire have been conducted. The weight and height of all children were measured. Results: In two villages, the percentage of malnourished children was still high (21.24%). Simultaneously, obesity in children under five (1.7%) emerged as a new health issue. All these risk factors: educational status of fathers and mothers, practice in feeding (giving the child fluid during 24 hours after birth, feeding during the child experienced diarrheae), starvation of families, knowledge on growth chart, time of first feeding the baby with supplementary food, time of weaning were investigated. There is no statistic significant association of those risk factors with nutritional status of children under five between the two villages
Nutritional Status ; Child