IMPROVEMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND DIETARY INTAKE IN 3-5 YEARS OLD CHILDREN AFTER 4 MONTHS OF SUPPLEMNETING WITH NUTRIENT- RICH PRODUCTS IN BAC GIANG PROVINCE

Lân Nguyễn1, Thị Phương Nguyễn2, Ngọc Quyên Phí1, Thị Hồ Ngọc Vương1, Hải Yến Nguyễn1, Võ Lộc Nguyễn3, Tuyết Mai Trương1,
1 National Institute of Nutrition
2 Hai Phong University Of Medicine And Pharmacy
3 Phu Tho Provincial Hospital of Obstetrics and Children

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Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional products supplemented with 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL) and FOS+Inulin on digestive status and bacterial infection of 3-5 years old children in 2 communes of Luc Nam district, Bac Giang. Methods: A controlled community trial on 470 children 3-5 years old with Zscore-Weight/Age from -3SD to 0SD divided into 2 groups according to 2 communes, the intervention group received 2 packages of nutritional products supplemented with 2'-fucosylactose (2'-FL) and FOS+Inulin for one day continuously for 4 months, the control group followed a normal diet and did not use nutritional products. Results: the results showed that the proportion of children with anorexia and constipation in the intervention group decreased significantly compared to the baseline (p<0.05), the rate of children with diarrhea tended to decrease compared to the baseline, the rate of children with diarrhea in the intervention group tended to be lower than in the control group, p>0.05, the percentage of children with mushy stools in the intervention was lower than in the control group (p<0.05) after 4 months of intervention. The percentage of children with normal stools in the intervention group improved significantly after 2 months, 4 months compared to baseline (p < 0.05). The rate of children with respiratory infections in the intervention group decreased significantly after 4 months compared to baseline (p<0.05). After 4 months of intervention, the rate of children suffering from respiratory infections in the intervention group was 25.4% lower than that of the control group (p<0.05). The number of episodes and days of respiratory infections of the intervention group was lower than that of the control group, with p > 0.05. Conclusion: Using nutritional products supplemented with 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL) and FOS/inulin with 2 packs/day for 4 months improved digestive disorders (anorexia, constipation, diarrhea, stools) life), support to reduce respiratory infections of 3-5 years old children.

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