Vietnam is experiencing a 38% increase in overweight and obesity rates, placing it among the Southeast Asian nations with the fastest-growing rates, according to Associate Professor Nguyen Anh Tuan, director of the digestive surgery department at Central Military Hospital 108.

The rates of stunting and underweight among children aged under five in ethnic groups in Vietnam remain at 31.4% and 21% respectively, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.

VOV.VN - The rate of overweight and obese children in the nation has more than doubled over the past 10 years, according to recent nutrition research conducted by the National Institute of Nutrition.

The National Institute of Nutrition has launched a “nutrition and development week” in a bid to raise public awareness of proper nutrition for sustainable development.