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We are what we eat, but we pay no attention

We are what we eat, but we pay no attention

City folks are dealing with obesity and their rural counterparts with its opposite. Both are forms of malnourishment that do not receive sufficient attention.
Vietnamese are growing faster than ever

Vietnamese are growing faster than ever

Vietnamese have grown taller twice as fast over the past decade compared to the 2000-2010 era, a national nutrition report revealed.
April 16, 2021 | 02:30 am PT
Vietnamese 3 centimeters taller over last decade

Vietnamese 3 centimeters taller over last decade

Vietnamese are getting taller with the average height for men and women last year growing by 3.7 and 2.6 centimeters, respectively, compared to 2009.
January 6, 2021 | 10:55 pm PT
Vietnamese are world's fourth shortest people, report finds

Vietnamese are world's fourth shortest people, report finds

With an average height of 162.1 centimeters, Vietnamese are the fourth shortest people in the world, according to the World Population Review.
September 23, 2019 | 04:42 pm PT
42 percent of urban Vietnamese kids are overweight: study

42 percent of urban Vietnamese kids are overweight: study

42 percent of children in Vietnam’s urban areas are overweight and/or obese, compared to 35 percent in rural areas, a recent study found.
July 8, 2019 | 02:03 am PT
Fat kids in Saigon evidence of the rich-poor divide in Vietnam

Fat kids in Saigon evidence of the rich-poor divide in Vietnam

The obesity rate hit 19 percent among school-age children in the city last year.
September 1, 2017 | 12:58 am PT
Ajinomoto becomes SEA Games sponsor as healthy eating promoter

Ajinomoto becomes SEA Games sponsor as healthy eating promoter

Japanese food company Ajinomoto has signed an agreement to become a top sponsor for the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and the 9th ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur this year.
February 16, 2017 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnamese diet: Too much salt and not enough fruit and veg

Vietnamese diet: Too much salt and not enough fruit and veg

Cancer and heart disease are deadly threats to those who don't watch what they eat.
September 9, 2016 | 01:55 am PT
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