The National Institute of Nutrition has found that more than 50 percentof Vietnamese children fail to get enough vitamins or iron in theirdaily meals.
Surveys conducted by the Institute showed the rateof Vietnamese children lacking different kinds of vitamins, namely A,B1, C and D, was higher than Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand inthe region.
The surveys on nutrition in Southeast Asiawere jointly carried out by the Vietnam Nutrition Association and theFriesland Campina Institute.
Project coordinator from theinstitute Le Nguyen Bao Khanh was quoted by Vietnam News as saying thatthe surveys were conducted at the same time in each country to provide acomparison.
They showed the number of children in urbanareas lacking vitamins was higher than in rural areas. Girls in urbanareas led the list of children lacking vitamins, their rate being 50percent.
Khanh said parents should be informed about theimportance of vitamins in children's development and families need toadjust their habits.
Nutritionists said the two sources of vitamins were food and sunshine.
Vietnamese people's meals lacked more vitamins than the other three countries and did not meet children’s development needs.
Institute Director Le Thi Hop said the main source of vitamin D from food was eggs, milk and meat.
Childrenneed to be given one egg per day whereas adults could have 2-3 andchildren under one year old need exposure to sun, especially in theirfirst three months.-VNA
Surveys conducted by the Institute showed the rateof Vietnamese children lacking different kinds of vitamins, namely A,B1, C and D, was higher than Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand inthe region.
The surveys on nutrition in Southeast Asiawere jointly carried out by the Vietnam Nutrition Association and theFriesland Campina Institute.
Project coordinator from theinstitute Le Nguyen Bao Khanh was quoted by Vietnam News as saying thatthe surveys were conducted at the same time in each country to provide acomparison.
They showed the number of children in urbanareas lacking vitamins was higher than in rural areas. Girls in urbanareas led the list of children lacking vitamins, their rate being 50percent.
Khanh said parents should be informed about theimportance of vitamins in children's development and families need toadjust their habits.
Nutritionists said the two sources of vitamins were food and sunshine.
Vietnamese people's meals lacked more vitamins than the other three countries and did not meet children’s development needs.
Institute Director Le Thi Hop said the main source of vitamin D from food was eggs, milk and meat.
Childrenneed to be given one egg per day whereas adults could have 2-3 andchildren under one year old need exposure to sun, especially in theirfirst three months.-VNA
