Malnutrition status of children from 0 to 60 months of age in two agricultural communes in Thanh Hoa province from July 20 to October 20/2000 was investigated. The indicatior of weigh/age shows a rate of 54% of malnutrition. In graphic this rate increases dramatically in the period of 23-34 months of age, the highest is in 25-36 months of age. Digestive ferment Aplaza, a functional food, in combining with local available source of food improved significantly the nutritional state and prevented this malnutritional condition. This is an eligible way of high efficacy to strengthen the awareness and the practice of nutrition, aiding the poor population in rural area
Nutrition Therapy ; Powders ; Child

Enteral Nutrition ; Humans ; Pancreatitis ; therapy ; Parenteral Nutrition

Energy-microelement rich nutritional powder producted at the Institute of Nutrition with local nutritional resources was used in some commune of Dong Hy District, Thai Nguyen Province and evaluated by scientists of the Institute. This preparation was accepted by mothers and children with its taste, color, odor and consistence. 93% of users had got good manifestations within 6 days eating continuously of the powder prossessed high nutritional value, safety and hygienic quality. 50g of powder had suppied 180- 200 kcalo, 30-35% vitamine and mineral need.
Cereals ; Food ; Child ; Nutrition Therapy

Research on 1060 people who from 20 to 74 years old live in Hanoi. 47% of them was man and 53% was woman. Result: eating and drinking habit has importance effect to the development of diabetes disease. People who eat much fat, drink much beer and eat little vegetable have higher risk of suffering diabetes to use little fat, don’t drink beer and smoke tobacco, and eat more vegetable. People who live in city eat vegetable, fruit and smoke less than suburban but they drink beer much than suburban. Body activity has close relation to the disease condition
metabolism ; Nutrition Therapy ; Motor Activity

The present study was conducted to provide the basis for improvement of clinical nutrition services through development of job standards of clinical dietitian for the clinical nutrition therapy to cancer patients in hospitals. Developing A Curriculum (DACUM) method was used for job analysis and development of job standards for clinical dietitians for cancer care. Based on DACUM analysis, information about duties, tasks, and task elements of clinical dietitians for cancer care was collected. Developed job standards were applied to clinical nutrition care for cancer patients in hospitals for evaluation. Based on DACUM analysis, consultations from professionals, and field application tests, the final job standards were composed of four duties, 18 tasks, and 56 task elements. The duties consisted of nutritional assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention, and nutrition monitoring.evaluation. For cancer nutrition care, 109 work activities were developed. They were composed of 75 basic and 34 recommended work activities. The application of developed job standards for clinical dietitians for cancer care at 10 hospitals showed a performance rate of 72.3%. In conclusion, job standards for clinical dietitians for cancer care developed in this study might be effectively used as guidelines for providing clinical nutrition services for cancer patients in hospitals.
Curriculum ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Nutrition Assessment ; Nutrition Therapy* ; Nutritionists* ; Referral and Consultation

The theory on establishment of programmed in the fetal period and chronic diseases haven’t still given out anything clearly but in most of studies, they showed that there is a relation between fetal growing with cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Its establishment of programmed in fetal period doesn’t replace other risk factors but adding more the environmental factor to these diseases. Currently, the important of fetal nutrition and mother nutrition in pregnancy period are paid attention as well as other nutrition issue in the transition period.
Nutrition Therapy ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Chronic Disease ; Fetal Nutrition Disorders

Background: Soc Son is mountainous, poorest district of Ha Noi, the rate of malnourished children was highest level (28,2% in 2003). Objectives: Description and assessment on the effectiveness of microcredit program for developing household economy and the impact of microcredit program on care for pregnant women, children and nutrition situation for children in 7 communes of Soc Son district in 3 years (2003-2006). Subjects and method: 167 poor households with malnourished child/children or pregnant women with low weight gain which were provided loans in 7 communes of Soc Son district; 169 children were born after 1/6/2001 and their mother in 167 households above. Method: cross-sectional descriptive method combine comparative analysis, using interview ballot, growth chart of National Institute of nutrition. Data processing by software EPI 6.0 and SPSS/PC 12.0. Results: The microcredit program had helped 95,0% households improve their economy remarkably, 54,5% of the households had improved income and food security. These improvements had influenced positively on practice of maternal and child care and malnutrition situation among children under 5 years old. The rate of pregnant women taking sufficient rest before birth delivery and having appropriate workload during pregnancy increased by 29,7%. Low-birth-weight newborns (<2,500 gram) had decreased by 11,5%. The rate of children with more than 3 complementary meals had increased by 8,5%. Malnutrition prevalence of children under 5 years old in 7 communes had decreased by 6,9%. Conclusion: The program has contributed to lower malnutrition prevalence of children under 5 years old in Soc Son district by 6,6%.
Child Nutrition Disorders/ diet therapy ; epidemiology ;

OBJECTIVETo summary the treatment experience of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).

METHODSFrom January 1997 to March 2009, a total of 1033 patients suffered SAP were admitted with a mean APACHE II score 12.0 +/- 4.3. There were 622 males and 411 females, aged from 13 to 98 years old. All patients were cared by the multidisciplinary team with intensivist, endoscopists, gastroenterologists, radiologist, nephrologist and surgeons.Patients treated in SICU in the early phase of the disease. In these 1033 patients, 365 cases received mechanical ventilation, 218 with tracheotomy, 159 cases received high-volume continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH), 179 received nasobiliary drainage, 513 were treated with early enteral nutrition. CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainge for peripancreatic fluid collection was pefromed for 477 times and 438 patients received surgical debridement for infected pancreatic necrosis.

RESULTSIn all these 1033 cases, 975 patients (94.4%) survived, and 38 patients died (3.7%). The mortality of patients who received surgical debridement for infected pancreatic necrosis was 7.1% (31/438).

CONCLUSIONThe muti-discipline management of severe acute pancreatitis can remarkably improve the prognosis of patients.

Evidence-Based Medicine ; Humans ; Nutrition Therapy

Enteral nutrition can provide adequate nutrients and enhance immunity. Because it is inexpensive, no significant side effects, and convenient, enteral nutrition has been used widely. However, enteral nutrition has its limitation, therefore some details should be noticed during the management. In this paper, we discuss the details about enteral nutrition based on the data of our gastric carcinoma patients.
Enteral Nutrition ; Humans ; Stomach Neoplasms ; therapy