TT – Sunday, June 22, 2025, 13:30 GMT+7

Vietnam is currently experiencing the fastest increase in childhood overweight and obesity in Southeast Asia, with a 38-percent surge in recent years, according to reports presented at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday.

The event, organized by the city-based Novo Nordisk Vietnam Ltd, highlighted findings from a study conducted by the U.S.–based Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) and reported by Nhan Dan (People) newspaper.

Experts at the conference emphasized the reality of obesity in Vietnam and discussed measures to combat the condition.

VNE – Chủ nhật, 15/10/2023, 12:54 (GMT+7)

Trung bình một người Việt ăn 134 g thịt mỗi ngày, trong đó có 95,5 g thịt đỏ, trong khi nhu cầu khuyến nghị là 70 g, dẫn đến gia tăng nhiều bệnh mạn tính.

VNE – June 19, 2022 | 02:30 pm GMT+7

A large-scale study has highlighted the “triple burden” of child malnutrition in Southeast Asia – coexistence of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and overweight/obesity.

The SEANUTS II study has emphasized an urgent need to improve food security and nutrition among children in Southeast Asia. Photo by FCV

These three burdens often coexist in the same country and can even occur in the same family.

The study of nearly 14,000 children aged six months to 12 years in Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand was conducted between 2019 and 2021. The children were from urban and rural schools, community health centers and sub-district administrative organizations in the four countries.

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