According to research results, drinking milk for breakfast will help improve children's diet in general and help children increase their absorption of essential micronutrients, especially calcium and vitamin D, at much higher levels than children who do not drink milk for breakfast or drink milk but at other times of the day.
This is an important conclusion for improving the physical strength of children in Southeast Asian countries in general and in Vietnam in particular, when micronutrient deficiency is one of the three burdens of malnutrition. Specifically, in Vietnam, the percentage of children who do not meet the recommended needs for calcium, vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin B12 is 81%, 95%, 56%, 66% and 32% respectively in daily nutrition.
SEANUTS II is a comprehensive study conducted by the University of Indonesia (Indonesia), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia); Mahidol University (Thailand) and the National Institute of Nutrition (Vietnam) with funding from FrieslandCampina Group, for nearly 14,000 children from 6 months to 12 years old.
Results of the SEANUTS 2 nutrition survey
Triple burden of malnutrition : Despite efforts, children in Southeast Asia still face the triple burden of malnutrition: stunting, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies. The SEANUTS II results show that children’s dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D is a concern, with more than 70% of children not meeting their daily requirements for these micronutrients.
Milk helps increase the absorption of daily nutrients : Research results show that children who drink a glass of milk for breakfast have the ability to absorb 1.6 to 2.6 times more calcium and 1.6 to 4.4 times more vitamin D per day than children who do not drink milk for breakfast. In addition to these important micronutrients, the daily absorption of vitamins A and B12 is also significantly higher in children who drink milk for breakfast in the countries surveyed.
The need for a nutritious breakfast : Children who drink milk for breakfast have significantly higher intakes of vitamins A, B12, D and calcium, although the increase in each of these micronutrients varies from country to country.
The rate of milk consumption among children is still low : Research results also show that only about 1 in 4 children between the ages of 2-12 drink milk for breakfast. The amount of milk consumed varies by age. Each serving of milk is equivalent to one glass of milk.
Mr. Rolf Bos, Director of Global Nutrition Research at FrieslandCampina Group, emphasized: “ The above findings show that children who drink milk for breakfast will absorb much higher levels of micronutrients such as vitamins A, B12, D and calcium every day than children who do not drink milk for breakfast .”
Only 17% of Vietnamese children drink milk for breakfast.
The SEANUTS II report conducted by the National Institute of Nutrition of Vietnam said that most children eat breakfast, but only 17% of children drink milk for breakfast, and young children drink milk more often than older children (2-4 years old: 26%, 4-7 years old: 23%, 7-13 years old: 11%). The average amount of milk that Vietnamese children drink for breakfast is 1.1 cups, much less than the recommended 4-6 cups per day.
According to a survey, Vietnamese children who drink milk for breakfast absorb 6 times more calcium and 30 times more vitamin D than children who do not drink milk for breakfast. In addition, children who drink milk for breakfast absorb 60% more calcium and 90% more vitamin D than children who drink milk at other times of the day, and absorb vitamin A and vitamin B12 better.
Also according to SEANUTS II, in Vietnam, the proportion of children who do not meet the recommended daily nutritional needs for calcium, vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin B12 is 81%, 95%, 56%, 66% and 32% respectively. This situation, on the one hand, points out the three nutritional burdens that are the biggest challenges for the nutrition sector in Vietnam, but on the other hand, it also shows the importance of implementing appropriate nutritional solutions.
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