Pham Thi Hai Quynh, Worsley Anthony, Lawrence Mark, Marshall Bernie
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences.
School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia.
Health Promot Int. 2017 Oct 1;32(5):840-849. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daw016.
Professionals who provide nutrition education and consulting to the public are encouraged to take into account the health, environmental and social contexts that influence health-related attitudes and behaviours in the population. This paper examined the awareness of shifts in population health outcomes associated with the nutrition transition in Vietnam among university nutrition lecturers, health professionals and school education professionals. Most of these professionals held accurate views of the current population health issues in Vietnam. However, they differed in their awareness of the seriousness of overweight and obesity. Although the majority indicated that the prevalence of obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) had increased, nearly half believed that the government should complete its attempts to control undernutrition before trying to control obesity. More health professionals believed that food marketing was responsible for the growing prevalence of children's obesity, and more of them disapproved of the marketing of less healthy food to children. In contrast, the university nutrition lecturers were least aware of food marketing and the seriousness of obesity. Of the three groups, the university nutrition lecturers held less accurate perceptions of nutrition transition problems and their likely drivers. There is an urgent need for greater provision of public nutrition education for all three groups of professionals.
鼓励向公众提供营养教育和咨询服务的专业人员考虑影响人群健康相关态度和行为的健康、环境及社会背景。本文调查了越南大学营养讲师、卫生专业人员和学校教育专业人员对与营养转型相关的人群健康结果变化的认知情况。这些专业人员中的大多数对越南当前的人群健康问题持有准确的看法。然而，他们对超重和肥胖问题的严重性的认知存在差异。尽管大多数人表示肥胖和非传染性疾病（NCDs）的患病率有所上升，但近一半的人认为政府应在尝试控制肥胖之前先完成控制营养不良的努力。更多的卫生专业人员认为食品营销是儿童肥胖患病率上升的原因，并且更多人不赞成向儿童推销不健康食品。相比之下，大学营养讲师对食品营销和肥胖问题的严重性了解最少。在这三组人员中，大学营养讲师对营养转型问题及其可能的驱动因素的认知最不准确。迫切需要为这三组专业人员提供更多的公共营养教育。
