Effect of community-based nutrition education intervention on calcium intake and bone mass in postmenopausal Vietnamese women

Public Health Nutrition

Nguyen Van Nhien¹  Tuan Mai Phuong¹  Masayo Nakamori¹  Nguyen Thi Lam¹  Bui Thi Nhung¹  Nguyen Cong Khan¹  Shigeru Yamamoto¹  Le Bach Mai¹  Vu Thi Thu Hien¹ 

关键词: Nutrition education intervention;    Calcium intake;    Bone mass;    Vietnamese;    Postmenopausal women;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980008002632

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveTo examine the effect of community-based nutrition education intervention on calcium intake and bone mass in Vietnamese postmenopausal women.DesignA controlled trial was conducted in two groups as intervention and control. The intervention group was given nutrition education during 18 months to improve calcium intake, while the control subjects had the usual diet. Calcium intake and bone mass were evaluated every 6 months. Bone mass was assessed by speed of sound (SOS) at calcaneus, referred to as quantitative ultrasound measurement. Anthropometric indices and serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) were determined at baseline and at the end of intervention.SettingTwo rural communes of Hai Duong province located in the Red River Delta in Vietnam.SubjectsA total of 140 women aged 55–65 years, who were more than 5 years postmenopausal and with low calcium intake (

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