On April 15, the National Institute of Nutrition, the Ministry of Health held a conference to announce the results of the National Nutrition Survey 2019-2020.
The National Nutrition Survey is conducted every 10 years. In 2019, the Nutrition Census was conducted right after the 5th Population and Housing Census (April 2019).
Leaders of the Ministry of Health, Department of Food Safety, National Institute of Nutrition answered the participants’ questions.
The National Nutrition Census was implemented by the National Institute of Nutrition (Ministry of Health) in collaboration with the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Planning and Investment) and supported by many international organizations such as UNICEF, FAO, WHO, World Bank, IGN, CDC (USA), Institute of Reseach Development (France), FHI 360 / FHI Solutions (Intake, Alive & Thrive), INDDEX Project-Tufts University (USA).
According to Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen, this General Nutrition Census has the largest scale ever in the country with the participation of 22,400 households in 25 provinces and cities representing 6 regions. Ecological.
Simultaneously collect indicators on anthropology, micronutrients, individual diets, as well as information on food security and food safety and hygiene.
On behalf of the implementing agency, GS. TS. Le Danh Tuyen, Director of the National Institute of Nutrition announced some main results of the National Nutrition Census (2019-2020):
Regarding the people’s diet in 2020, according to Mr. Tuyen, the average energy in the diet will reach 2023kcal / person / day, a slight increase compared to the energy level 1925kcal / person / day in 2010.
Structure of energy generation from Protein, Lipid, and Glucid (2020) is: 15.8%: 20.2%: 64.0% (% of total energy intake), this structure is considered balanced. according to recommendations for Vietnamese people (2016).
The average level of consumption of vegetables and fruits per capita increased from 190.4g vegetables / person / day; 60.9g of ripe fruit / person / day (2010) to 231.0g of vegetables / person / day; 140.7g of ripe fruit / person / day (2020);
The consumption of vegetables and fruits is only about 66.4% – 77.4% compared with the recommended demand of the Nutrition Tower for adults;
Meat consumption increased rapidly; from 84.0g / person / day (the average meat consumption nationwide in 2010) to 136.4g / person / day (by 2020); consumption in urban areas is higher, at 155.3g / person / day (2020).
Rice consumption tends to decrease. There is a growing trend in city schools to increase the consumption of soft drinks and fast foods.
The rate of stunting (height / age) among children under 5 years old nationwide is 19.6% – at
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