The retrospective cross sectional survey from December 26, 2001 to January 4/2002 was conducted on 360 households with under 5 years old, 671 children and 360 mothers in 12 villages in Tuyen Hoa district of Quang Binh province, in the project of Quang Binh – GTZ – IFSP. Household food security was improved dramatically in comparing with that of the year 1996, with 77.2 - 79.3% of households having got enough food quantity. As regard the knowledge on nutrition and health, there is some progress. The prevalence of chronical energy deficiency in mother accounted for 16% in Tuyen Hoa and 21% in Minh Hoa district in the year 2001, lower than that of the year 1996 (37.8% and 27.2% respectively, average 32.5%). The prevalence of malnutrition of under weight reduced dramatically in comparing with the year 1996 (from 56.2% to 33.2%) – 3,5% reduced/year. Very severe and severe malnutrition prevalence reduced by more a half, malnutrition of wasting 5.2% in comparing with 13.1% in the year 1996 and stunting 52.8% and in 1996 52.2%
Child Nutrition Sciences ; Food ; Child

The study was carried out from March to August 2002 on 2.466 children of 4-6 years old at 22 maternal and primary school in 7 districts of Hanoi city. Their nutritional status had got obvious improvements, the rate of malnutrition according to the 3 criteria - weight/age, height/age, weight/height was at low levels. Children with low weight at birth and children of stunting form suffered from malnutrition were at risk of overweight in 6 years old with 2.6 times higher than normal children. Children with the weight above 3,6kg at birth were at risk of over weight in 4-6 year olds with 1.9 times higher. Mothers of overweight children had had educative levels higher than children of normal group and children of later parturition
Child ; Overweight ; Child Nutrition Sciences

Child Nutrition Sciences ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Physicians

Child ; Child Nutrition Disorders ; Child Nutrition Sciences ; Humans ; Malnutrition ; Nutritional Status

Picky eating is a common cause of concern for parents of young children. Paediatricians and family physicians are in a key position to help parents learn ways to feed their children effectively. Despite the high prevalence of picky eating, the growth of the majority of picky eaters does not suffer adversely. In the absence of worrying signs and symptoms, reassurance of the child's normal growth would help allay parental anxieties. Reinforcement of basic feeding principles and providing healthy dietary advice are important strategies to help parents manage children who are picky eaters.
Body Weight ; Child ; Child Nutrition Sciences ; Child, Preschool ; Diet ; Feeding Behavior ; Female ; Food Preferences ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Mothers ; Parents ; Pediatrics ; methods

Child ; Child Nutrition Sciences ; Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena ; China ; Food Supply ; Growth Disorders ; epidemiology ; etiology ; prevention & control ; Humans ; Hygiene ; Malnutrition ; epidemiology ; Poverty ; Sanitation

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to describe the acceptability and feasibility of the “HAPPY ME”, a smartphone application (app) for guiding healthy eating habits and physical activities to prevent childhood obesity, through in-depth interviews of 5th and 6th grade students of an elementary school. METHODS: A total of 25 students were recruited from grades 5 and 6 of an elementary school in Gimpo. They were asked to participate in in-depth interviews about expectations regarding the “HAPPY ME”, smartphone usage behaviors, perceptions and attitudes towards health, and satisfaction with the “HAPPY ME”, before and after the 4-week trial of the “HAPPY ME”. RESULTS: Study participants reported a high level of satisfaction regarding gamification elements such as awarding points as rewards for completing missions and using closed social networking services with friends. They also reported that their eating habits had improved after the 4-week trial. However, some students felt that the app was complicated to use and recommended that it should have prompts as notifications. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the “HAPPY ME” is acceptable and feasible for use with children. However, the app needs to be modified based on the results of this study.
Awards and Prizes ; Child ; Child Nutrition Sciences ; Eating ; Friends ; Gyeonggi-do ; Humans ; Mobile Applications ; Motor Activity ; Obesity ; Pediatric Obesity* ; Religious Missions ; Reward ; Smartphone*

Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; therapeutic use ; Child ; Chronic Disease ; Enteral Nutrition ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ; diet therapy ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Intestines ; drug effects ; Nutritional Sciences ; Probiotics ; therapeutic use