Efficacy of dietary modification following the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recommendation on lipid profiles among hyperlipidemia subjects.

Background: Hyperlipidemia has adverse effects on atherosclerosis, causing it to develop into cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of hyperlipidemia has been increasing among those in the working-age group and may be caused by inappropriate dietary patterns. Dietary modification should form the basis of lipid management.

Determinants of adherence to iron/folate supplementation during pregnancy in two provinces in Cambodia.

Iron supplementation can effectively control and prevent anemia in pregnancy. However, limited adherence is thought to be a major reason for the low effectiveness of iron supplementation programs.This research describes the factors influencing the adherence to iron/folate supplementation during pregnancy in Siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces in Cambodia.

Self discipline and obesity in Bangkok school children.

Background: Childhood obesity has become an important public health problem in Thailand. This study aimed to determine the relationship between self discipline and obesity in Bangkok school children.

Methods: A case control study was conducted.

Dietary sodium intake by semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire among undergraduate students of Mahidol University.

Objective: To assess sodium intake and identify its sources among undergraduate students aged 17 to 20 years who lived in the dormitory of Mahidol University, Salaya Campus.

Material And Method: A cross sectional study was conducted among 170 students in July 2007. Data were collected using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire.

The optimal cut-off points of body mass index which reflect the risk factors of cardiovascular disease in the urban Thai male population.

Objective: To examine the optimal cut-off points of body mass index (BMI) which reflect the risk-level of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in urban Thai males.

Material And Method: A cross-sectional research was conducted on Thai males, aged 35-50 who worked and lived in Bangkok. Four hundred and thirteen government officers were selected for blood pressure, weight and height measurements.

Birth weight doubling time of Thai infants.

Background: For decades, birth weight doubling time (BWDT) has been used as an indicator for the assessment of physical growth of infants. However, the relevant data in the literature were obtained mainly from western subjects and no similar studies have been carried out for South EastAsian or otherAsian countries.

Objective: To determine BWDT and related variables forThai infants.

A longitudinal causal relationship among cardiovascular risk factors in the employees of the government savings bank.

A longitudinal structural causal model was generated to examine the causal relationship among determinants which were composed of four personal factors, stress, four health behaviors, and BMI on five physiological risks for cardiovascular disease: SBP, DBP, FBS, TC and HDL-C in 1,019 bank employees, within a five-year interval. A fourteen-item food frequency questionnaire for assessing eating habits and the Health Opinion Survey for the stress test were included in the self-administered questionnaires. Weight, height and blood pressure were measured and blood samples were collected for blood chemical analysis.