A Cosmetic Content-Based Nutrition Education Program Improves Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Grade 11 Thai Students.

Objective: To examine and compare the effectiveness of a cosmetic content-based nutrition education (CCBNEd) program and a health content-based nutrition education (HCBNEd) program on the promotion of fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption.

Design: Quasi-experimental.

Setting: Three secondary schools in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Energy and Macronutrient Intakes and Food Sources in Preschool Children: Thai NHES IV.

Objective: Examine intakes of energy and macronutrients, and identify their food sources, in Thai preschool children.

Material And Method: Data from the Thai National Health Examination Survey (NHES) IV were used. Mothers/caregivers were interviewed regarding their children's 24-hour-dietary intake.

Breast milk iodine concentrations in lactating mothers at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health.

Background: In Thailand, Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) has been one of the most serious nutritional problems for over 50 years, especially for infants and young children. Iodine is an essential component of thyroid hormones, which are necessary for brain and body development especially during the first 2 years of life. During the first 6 months of life, infants receive iodine exclusively from breast or formula milk.

Sodium intake and socio-demographic determinants of the non-compliance with daily sodium intake recommendations: Thai NHES IV.

Objective: To estimate daily intake of sodium and examine the relation of socio-demographic factors with sodium intake exceeding the recommendations.

Material And Method: Data from the Thai National Health Examination Survey IV (NHES IV) conducted during 2008-2009 were used. The 24-hour-dietary-recall data were available for a subsample of 10% of the total participants.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to plastic containers for food and drinks.

Background: Plastic is widely used in daily life especially as food and drink containers. If these containers are used inappropriately, some chemicals such as bisphenol A, phthalate, and styrene from plastic may accumulate and impair organ function.

Objective: To assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to plastic containers for food and drinks among parents and health personnel.

Preliminary study on assessment of lead exposure in Thai children aged between 3-7 years old who live in Umphang district, Tak Province.

Background: Centers of Disease Control of the United States of America (CDC) informs Ministry of Public Health, Thailand that up to 13% of Burmese refugee children who are transferred to the United States of America during 2007-2009 have elevated blood lead levels (EBLL, Blood Lead Level > or = 10 microg/dl). These are children from a number of refugee camps in Tak Province; two camps are near Umphang but other camps are not. In June 2008, CDC, the result of investigation of Centers for Disease Control/Thailand Ministry of Public Health Collaboration (CDC/TUC) and International Organization for Migration, Thailand indicates that 33 of 64 children aged 6 months to 15 years (5.

The relationship between maternal child-feeding practices and overweight in Hmong preschool children.

Objective: Maternal child-feeding practices have been linked to overweight in several studies. Overweight is a prevalent condition in Hmong preschool children in the United States, therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether maternal child-feeding attitudes and practices were associated with overweight in Hmong preschool children.

Design: The Child-Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) was revised and administered to Hmong mothers with normal-weight and overweight children.