VINAMILK accompanies and cares for the health of nearly 2,000 elderly people.

(Baonghean.vn) - Throughout August this year, in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vinamilk continuesTo promote the protection, care, and role of the elderly, and to raise awareness among the elderly about the "Vietnamese people prioritize Vietnamese goods" campaign through a series of workshops on "Healthcare for the Elderly," in response to the National Campaign on the Elderly for the period 2014-2020.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh – Regional Sales Director of Ho Chi Minh City, spoke at the seminar.

Useful activities such as bone density testing and health care counseling for the elderly attracted nearly 2,000 participants. In addition, a team of reputable doctors provided advice, helping the elderly gain more information about their own nutrition and how to care for the health of their family members.

In 2016, Vinamilk also organized more than 30 health care workshops for nearly 80,000 elderly people nationwide. The series of workshops not only provided a meeting and networking opportunity for the elderly but also spread the spirit of improving health and building exercise habits among the elderly community in Vietnam.

This is also the goal Vinamilk aims for and strives to maintain, contributing values ​​to the community—something that a sustainably developing business always focuses on.

At this workshop, Dr. Le Kim Hue, Head of the Health Communication and Education Department at the Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Center, presented information on health nutrition for the elderly, with a particular focus on daily dietary habits.

To prevent cardiovascular disease, older adults should eat just enough to meet their body's needs to avoid being overweight or obese, and should use "plant sterols"—plant-based fats that help prevent the absorption of cholesterol into the bloodstream from food, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Daily food intake should consist of protein-rich, low-fat foods such as lean meat without skin, chicken, duck, fish, low-fat milk, and legumes. In addition, dietary measures to prevent osteoporosis and osteoarthritis were emphasized by doctors at the workshop. Foods rich in calcium and vitamin D, such as milk, shrimp, fish, and soy products, are recommended.

The elderly attendees at the workshop were enthusiastic about the bone density measurement activity.

Dr. Le Kim Hue also spoke at the workshop about how to choose suitable foods to prevent diabetes, which are foods that absorb sugar slowly such as sprouted rice, brown rice, potatoes, corn, fresh vegetables, low-sugar fruits, and low-glycemic index milk (sugar-free, fat-free).

At the end of the program, the doctor gave helpful and specific nutritional advice for the elderly, such as reducing rice intake, using vegetable oil for cooking, exercising for 30 minutes each day, and choosing appropriate milk.

Also at the program, representatives from Vinamilk's leadership and the powdered milk product line introduced the elderly to information about the company and its special nutritional products for seniors. Vinamilk continuously strives to improve and apply advanced scientific achievements to its products, including Vinamilk SurePrevent New, with an easily absorbed nutritional formula, complete with vitamins and minerals, especially suitable for people with cardiovascular problems, weak bones, fatigue, and poor appetite and sleep; Vinamilk CanxiPro - a product supplementing calcium and hydrolyzed collagen protein to help strengthen bones and joints; and Vinamilk Diecerna - a product that helps stabilize blood sugar for people with diabetes and those at high risk of developing diabetes.

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