Nutrition Education to Promote Calcium Intake Among 30-65 Year-old Women in Vietnam

The intervention is designed and developed based on the Intervention Mapping Process and the Health Belief Model. Topics of the intervention include: the importance of osteoporosis and risk factors, role of calcium in bone health and controlling the disease, calcium recommendations and sources, role of vitamin D and physical activity in calcium absorption and bone health, and how to identify calcium-rich foods in the locality and prepare meals with local calcium-rich foods. A recipe booklet containing recipes using local calcium-rich foods will be given to the participants after the end of the two nutrition lessons. Interactive activities are incorporated in each lesson to encourage the participation of participants.