A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Long Bien district, Hanoi capital in 2013 to evaluate nutrition status and dietary intake of adults aged 50- 70 years. Total of 144 subjects met chosen criteria were invited to participate. Body weight and height of subjects were collected. Nutrition status was assessed based on classification of WHO. Dietary intake was evaluated by weighing method within 24h at household in 3 consecutive days. Other variables such as age, occupation, and related informations were collected by interviewing with structured questionnaire. The results showed that, prevalence of overweight! obesity in studied subjects was 19.4 percent, higher in females (25,5 percent) than in males (14,9 percent), p 0,05. The prevalence of Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) was 6.9 percent, higher in males (11.3 percent) than in females (3.7 percent), p 0,05. Protein intake of subjects was higher than recommended dietary allowance, especially in groups aged 60-70 years old (122 percent). Suitable nutrition education approaches should be done in the coming years to control proper dietary in elderly, in order to prevent diseases related to nutrition.
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