The study involved 6 communes of Nam Dinh, Ha Tinh, Ha Giang, Lam Dong, and Tra Vinh provinces. The first field survey (M0) was conducted at December 1997 and the second survey was conducted after 2-year intervention (M2). Subjects of surveys were the children who were under 5 years of old and the mothers whose under 5-year children at baseline. Data was analyzed by EPI.6 program. It was found that there was dramatic improvement in pregnant woman and nursing mother health care knowledge and practice. The quality of antenatal care was improved. Rate of mother who had errors in feeding their infants has decreased. Malnutrition rate was reduced from 51.8% at M0 to 34.4% at M2. Rate of stunted children decreased from 55.8% at M0 to 43.4% at M2. Rate of wasting children was reduced from 8.8% at M0 to 4.7% at M2.
Malnutrition ; Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood ; child ; prevention & control

Feeding and Eating Disorders ; epidemiology ; etiology ; prevention & control ; Female ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Male ; Risk Factors ; Singapore ; epidemiology

Several epidemiological studies have shown that exercise (EX) and physical activity (PA) can prevent or delay the onset of different mental disorders, and have therapeutic benefits when used as sole or adjunct treatment in mental disorders. This review summarizes studies that used EX interventions in patients with anxiety, affective, eating, and substance use disorders, as well as schizophrenia and dementia/mild cognitive impairment. Despite several decades of clinical evidence with EX interventions, controlled studies are sparse in most disorder groups. Preliminary evidence suggests that PA/EX can induce improvements in physical, subjective and disorder-specific clinical outcomes. Potential mechanisms of action are discussed, as well as implications for psychiatric research and practice.
Anxiety Disorders/prevention & control/therapy ; Databases, Factual ; Dementia/prevention & control/therapy ; Eating Disorders/prevention & control/therapy ; *Exercise ; Humans ; Mental Disorders/prevention & control/*therapy ; Mood Disorders/prevention & control/therapy ; Motor Activity ; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/prevention & control/therapy ; Schizophrenia/prevention & control/therapy ; Substance-Related Disorders/prevention & control/therapy

The importance of healthier nutrition and lifestyle in children and adolescents is growing more and more nowadays in the era of exponential increase of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. But the situation of the adolescent nutrition in Korea looks no so good. According to the several recent surveys in Korea, 67% increase in obesity during the past decade was striking. Prevalence of wasting in school girls was increasing, which were accompanied by high prevalence of eating disorder prone factors. Unhealthy eating behavior and selective deficiency of nutrient intake were common. Calcium and potassium were the most common deficient minerals of adolescents, whose usual dietary intake was below Korean Recommended Guidelines. To meet the upcoming challenges of nutrition in adolescence, we should prepare the new multidisciplinary policy including healthier school nutrition environment and enrollment of the health care clinics or hospitals as primary prevention providers.
Adolescent ; Calcium ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Child ; Chronic Disease ; Delivery of Health Care ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Feeding and Eating Disorders ; Feeding Behavior ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; Hypertension ; Korea ; Life Style ; Minerals ; Nutritional Status ; Obesity ; Potassium ; Prevalence ; Primary Prevention ; Strikes, Employee