Cost and affordability of healthy diets in Vietnam.
| Title: | Cost and affordability of healthy diets in Vietnam. |
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| Authors: | Van DT; Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.; Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.; Herforth AW; Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.; Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.; Trinh HT; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Thuongmai University, Ha Noi, Vietnam.; Dao BT; Department of Economics, Hanoi University, Ha Noi, Vietnam.; Do HT; National Institute of Nutrition, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Talsma EF; Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.; Feskens EJ; Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands. |
| Source: | Public health nutrition [Public Health Nutr] 2023 Dec 01; Vol. 27 (1), pp. e3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 01. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9808463 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1475-2727 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13689800 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nutr Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: : Oxford : Cambridge University Press; Original Publication: Wallingford, Oxon, UK : Published on behalf of the Nutrition Society by CAB International, c1998- |
| MeSH Terms: | Diet, Healthy* ; Fruit*; Humans ; Vietnam ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Costs and Cost Analysis ; Diet |
| Abstract: | Objectives: To estimate the cost and affordability of healthy diets recommended by the 2016-2020 Vietnamese food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG).; Design: Cross-sectional analysis. The Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) indicator was used to estimate the lowest cost of healthy diets and compare the cost differences by food group, region and seasonality. The affordability of healthy diets was measured by further comparing the CoHD to food expenditures and incomes.; Setting: Food prices of 176 food items from January 2016 to December 2020 were derived using data from monthly Consumer Price Index databases nationally and regionally.; Participants: Food expenditures and incomes of participants from three latest Vietnam Household Living Standard Surveys were used.; Results: The average CoHD between 2016 and 2020 in Vietnam was 3·08 international dollars using 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (24 070 Vietnamese Dongs). The nutrient-rich food groups, including protein-rich foods, vegetables, fruits and dairy, comprised approximately 80 % of the total CoHD in all regions, with dairy accounting for the largest proportion. Between 2016 and 2020, the cheapest form of a healthy diet was affordable for all high-income and upper-middle-income households but unaffordable for approximately 70 % of low-income households, where adherence to the Vietnamese FBDG can cost up to 70 % of their income.; Conclusions: Interventions in local food systems must be implemented to reduce the cost of nutrient-rich foods to support the attainment of healthier diets in the Vietnamese population, especially for low-income households. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Affordability; Cost of a healthy diet; Food-based dietary guidelines; Seasonality |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20231201 Date Completed: 20240108 Latest Revision: 20251119 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC10830355 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1368980023002665 |
| PMID: | 38037710 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.