Dr. Tuan Nguyen has contributed to 87 peer-reviewed papers, over 20 book chapters and reports, and more than 60 presentations at international and national forums. He has also authored over 70 newspaper articles (in Vietnamese) to promote maternal and child health and healthier lifestyles. (For the full list, refer to the Google Scholar or Personal websites).

Journal articles (First author: 31; Second author: 21; * Corresponding author: 37)

1. * Septiani NN, Pramono A, Nguyen TT, Mathisen R, Smith J. Economic and environmental impacts of commercial milk formula in Indonesia: estimates and comparisons using the Cost of Not Breastfeeding, Green Feeding, and Mothers’ Milk Tools. Int Breastfeed J 2025;20(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s13006-025-00732-6.

2. Sanghvi TG, Homan R, Nguyen T, Mahmud Z, Walissa T, Nersesyan M, Preware P, Frongillo EA, Matheson R. Incremental financial costs of strengthening large-scale child nutrition programs in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam: retrospective expenditure analysis. Global Health 2025;21(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s12992-025-01118-3.

3. Gribble KD, Zambrano P, Omer-Salim A, Chua MC, Hajeebhoy N, Nguyen TT, Pramono A, Mathisen R. Human milk bank services and Islamic milk kinship: pathways and processes for ensuring respect for religious law and tradition in the provision of donor human milk for small vulnerable newborns. Int Breastfeed J 2025;20(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s13006-025-00704-w.

4. Sanghvi TG, Homan R, Nguyen T, Mahmud Z, Nersesyan M, Preware P, Frongillo EA, Mathisen R. Expenditures on Strengthening Large Scale Breastfeeding Counseling Programs in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. Matern Child Nutr 2025:e70031. doi: 10.1111/mcn.70031.

5. Pereira-Kotze C, Zambrano P, Nguyen TT, Datu-Sanguyo J, Vu D, Ching C, Cashin J, Mathisen R. Evidence-Based Lessons from Policy Implementation Research in Two Countries Achieving Progress on Global Breastfeeding Targets: Recommendations from the Philippines and Viet Nam. Healthcare (Basel) 2025;13(5):544. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13050544.

6. Sanghvi TG, Remancus S, Frongillo EA, Perez-Escamilla R, Lutter C, Rana PP, Ogbodo V, Nguyen T, Mathisen R. Evidence-based lessons from two decades of implementation research on complementary feeding programmes. Matern Child Nutr 2025:e13811. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13811.

7. * Nguyen TT, Huynh NL, Becker G, Tran HT, Cashin J, Mathisen R. Views on wet nursing and expressing breastmilk for sharing and human milk bank donation among mothers in two parenting social media communities in Vietnam. Matern Child Nutr 2025;21(1):e13694. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13694.

8. * Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen OTX, Huynh LT, Mathisen R. Factors associated with the prolonged use of donor human milk at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children in Vietnam. Nutrients 2024;16(24):4402. doi: 10.3390/nu16244402.

9. Verma A, Nguyen T, Purty A, Pradhan N, Husan A, Zambrano P, Mahmud Z, Ghosh S, Mathisen R, Forissier T. Changing maternal and child nutrition practices through integrating social and behavior change interventions in community-based self-help and support groups: literature review from Bangladesh, India, and Vietnam. Frontiers in Nutrition 2024;11. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1464822.

10. * Hoang MV, Nguyen TT, Tran AT, Luu TQ, Vu MQ, Tran HT, Nguyen OTX, Mathisen R. Cost analysis of establishing and operating the first human milk bank at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children in Vietnam: an activity-based costing ingredients study. International Breastfeeding Journal 2024;19(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s13006-024-00657-6.

11. Smith JP, Borg B, Nguyen TT, Iellamo A, Pramono A, Mathisen R. Estimating carbon and water footprints associated with commercial milk formula production and use: development and implications of the Green Feeding Climate Action Tool. Front Nutr 2024;11:1371036. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1371036.

12. Smith J, Iellamo A, Nguyen T, Borg B, Mathisen R, Thomas S. Human milk: A win-win-win for health, sustainability, and economics? Field Exchange 72 2024;72:4. 

13. Nam NTT, Lan VTH, Tuan N, Quyen BTT. Strengthening primary health care through integration of non-communicable disease services: Insights from the abundant health model in Vietnam. International Journal of Healthcare Management 2024:1-11. doi: 10.1080/20479700.2024.2318147.

14. Sun X, Yon DK, Nguyen TT, Tanisawa K, Son K, Zhang L, Shu J, Peng W, Yang Y, Branca F, Wahlqvist ML, Lim H, Wang Y. Dietary and other lifestyle factors and their influence on non-communicable diseases in the Western Pacific region. Lancet Reg Health West Pac 2024;43:100842. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100842. 

15. Nguyen TT, Huynh NL, Huynh PN, Zambrano P, Withers M, Cashin J, Chin S, Mathisen R. Bridging the evidence-to-action gap: enhancing alignment of national nutrition strategies in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam with global and regional recommendations. Front Nutr 2023;10:1277804. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1277804.

16. Blankenship JL, White JM, Pries A, Badham J, Betigeri A, Cade J, Cashin J, Cosenza L, Drummond E, Mulder A, Nasser N, Nguyen T, Singhkumarwong A, Sweet L, Threpleton D, Vu D, Zehner E, Kupka R. First foods in a packaged world: Results from the COMMIT consortium to protect young child diets in Southeast Asia. Matern Child Nutr 2023;19(S2):e13604. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13604.

17. Blankenship J, Nguyen T, White JM, Badham J, Zambrano P, Vu D, Nguyen H-A, Cashin J, Kupka R. Overpromoted and underregulated: National binding legal measures related to commercially produced complementary foods in seven Southeast Asian countries are not fully aligned with available guidance. Matern Child Nutr 2023;19(S2):e13588. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13588.

18. * Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen OTX, Mathisen R, Cassidy TM. Case Report: I feel like a mother to other babies: experiences and perspectives on bereavement and breastmilk donation from Vietnam. Frontiers in Global Women's Health 2023;4. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1198738.

19. Maramag CC, Samaniego JAR, Castro MC, Zambrano P, Nguyen TT, Cashin J, Datu-Sanguyo J, Mathisen R, Weissman A. Maternity protection policies and the enabling environment for breastfeeding in the Philippines: a qualitative study. International Breastfeeding Journal 2023;18(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s13006-023-00594-w.

20. Ching C, Sethi V, Nguyen TT, Murira Z, Shats K, Rowel D, Ahmed K, Dorji K, Chakma I, Haag KC, Singh PP, Khatoon S, Bukhari UK, Aminee A, Ghosh S, Forissier T, Kappos K, Zambrano P, Khan GM. Law matters – assessment of country-level code implementation and sales of breastmilk substitutes in South Asia. Frontiers in Public Health 2023;11. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1176478.

21. Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen OTX, Barnett D, Weaver G, Mathisen R. Characteristics and factors influencing the volume of breastmilk donated by women to the first human milk bank in Vietnam. Frontiers in Global Women's Health 2023;4. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1185097.

22. Smith JP, Borg B, Iellamo A, Nguyen TT, Mathisen R. Innovative financing for a gender-equitable first-food system to mitigate greenhouse gas impacts of commercial milk formula: Investing in breastfeeding as a carbon offset. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 2023;7. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2023.1155279.

23. Sun X, Yan N, Peng W, Nguyen TT, Ma L, Wang Y. Association between body mass index and body fat measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Global Health Journal 2023;7(2):61-9. doi: 10.1016/j.glohj.2023.03.001.

24. Smith JP, Iellamo A, Nguyen TT, Mathisen R. The volume and monetary value of human milk produced by the world's breastfeeding mothers: Results from a new tool. Frontiers in Public Health 2023;11. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1152659.

25. Joyce CM, Nguyen TT, Pham TN, Mathisen R, Nandi A. The impact of Vietnam’s 2013 extension of paid maternity leave on women’s labour force participation. Journal of Asian Public Policy 2023:1-18. doi: 10.1080/17516234.2023.2182157.

26. Capili DIS, Datu-Sanguyo J, Mogol-Sales CS, Zambrano P, Nguyen TT, Cashin J, Mathisen R. Cross-sectional multimedia audit reveals a multinational commercial milk formula industry circumventing the Philippine Milk Code with misinformation, manipulation, and cross-promotion campaigns. Frontiers in Nutrition 2023;10. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1081499.

27. Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen OTX, Huynh LT, Nguyen LT, Nguyen TT, Le HTT, Barnett D, Weaver G, Mathisen R. Differences in the Microbiological Profile of Raw and Pasteurized Breastmilk from Hospital and Community-Based Donors at the First Human Milk Bank in Vietnam. Nutrients 2023, 15, 412. doi: 10.3390/nu15020412

28. Sanghvi TG, Homan R, Forissier T, Preware P, Kawu A, Nguyen TT, Mathisen R. The Financial Costs of Mass Media Interventions Used for Improving Breastfeeding Practices in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Vietnam. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022;19. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416923

29. * Nguyen TT, Cashin J, Tran HT, Hoang TA, Mathisen R, Weissman A, Murray JCS. Birth and newborn care policies and practices limit breastfeeding at maternity facilities in Vietnam. Frontiers in Nutrition 2022;9. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1041065.

30. Samaniego JAR, Maramag CC, Castro MC, Zambrano P, Nguyen TT, Datu-Sanguyo J, Cashin J, Mathisen R, Weissman A. Implementation and Effectiveness of Policies Adopted to Enable Breastfeeding in the Philippines Are Limited by Structural and Individual Barriers. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022;19(17). doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710938. 

31. Becker GE, Ching C, Nguyen TT, Cashin J, Zambrano P, Mathisen R. Babies before business: protecting the integrity of health professionals from institutional conflict of interest. BMJ Global Health 2022;7(8):e009640. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009640. 

32. Becker GE, Cashin J, Nguyen TT, Zambrano P. Expanding Integrated Competency-Focused Health Worker Curricula for Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition. Education Sciences 2022;12(8). doi: 10.3390/educsci12080518. 

33. * Nguyen TT, Cashin J, Tran HTT, Vu DH, Nandi A, Phan MT, Van NDC, Weissman A, Pham TN, Nguyen BV, Mathisen R. Awareness, Perceptions, Gaps, and Uptake of Maternity Protection among Formally Employed Women in Vietnam. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022;19(8). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084772.

34. * Phung DN, Nguyen XT, Hoang TDP, Ngo TTD, Nguyen HH, Vo HN, Phan TT, Quach KU, Phan TMN, Nguyen TDA, Nguyen TTN, Nguyen TT. Assessment of the screening, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension and diabetes at all commune health stations in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;31(9):34-47. doi: 10.51403/0868-2836/2021/434.

35. * Nguyen TT, Cashin J, Ching C, Baker P, Tran HT, Weissman A, Nguyen TT, Mathisen R. Beliefs and Norms Associated with the Use of Ultra-Processed Commercial Milk Formulas for Pregnant Women in Vietnam. Nutrients 2021;13(11):4143. doi: 10.3390/nu13114143.

36. Reyes LI, Constantinides SV, Bhandari S, Frongillo EA, Schreinemachers P, Wertheim-Heck S, Walls H, Holdsworth M, Laar A, Nguyen T, Turner C, Wellard K, Blake CE. Actions in global nutrition initiatives to promote sustainable healthy diets. Global Food Security 2021;31:100585. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100585.

37. * Nguyen TT, Tran HTT, Cashin J, Nguyen VDC, Weissman A, Nguyen TT, Kelly B, Mathisen R. Implementation of the Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes in Vietnam: Marketing Practices by the Industry and Perceptions of Caregivers and Health Workers. Nutrients 2021;13(8). doi: 10.3390/nu13082884.

38. * Nguyen TT, Hajeebhoy N, Li J, Do CT, Mathisen R, Frongillo EA. Community support model on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in remote areas in Vietnam: implementation, cost, and effectiveness. International Journal for Equity in Health 2021;20(1):121. doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01451-0.

39. Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Giang HT, Huynh LT, Barnett D, Mathisen R, Murray JCS. Factors Associated with the Use of Pasteurized Donor Milk for Healthy Newborns: Experience from the First Human Milk Bank in Vietnam. Nutrients 2021;13(4). doi: 10.3390/nu13041151.

40. Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Barnett D, Weaver G, Nguyen OT, Ngo QV, Le HT, Huynh LT, Do CT, Mathisen R. Trends and Dynamics in the First Four Years of Operation of the First Human Milk Bank in Vietnam. Nutrients 2021;13(4). doi: 10.3390/nu13041107.

41. Ching C, Zambrano P, Nguyen TT, Tharaney M, Zafimanjaka MG, Mathisen R. Old Tricks, New Opportunities: How Companies Violate the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and Undermine Maternal and Child Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021;18(5). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052381.

42. Li J, Nguyen TT, Duan Y, Mathisen R, Yang Z. Advice to use infant formula and free samples are common in both urban and rural areas in China: A cross-sectional survey. Public Health Nutr 2021:1-29. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020005364.

43. Mansen K, Nguyen TT, Nguyen NQ, Do CT, Tran HT, Nguyen NT, Mathisen R, Nguyen VD, Ngo YTK, Israel-Ballard K. Strengthening Newborn Nutrition Through Establishment of the First Human Milk Bank in Vietnam. J Hum Lact 2021;37(1):76-86. doi: 10.1177/0890334420948448. 

44. * Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Mathisen R. The use of human donor milk. Bmj 2020;371:m4243. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4243.

45. Blankenship JL, Cashin J, Nguyen TT, Ip H. Childhood stunting and wasting in Myanmar: Key drivers and implications for policies and programmes. Matern Child Nutr 2020;16 Suppl 2(n/a):e12710. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12710.

46. * Li J, Nguyen TT, Wang X, Mathisen R, Fang J. Breastfeeding practices and associated factors at the individual, family, health facility and environmental levels in China. Matern Child Nutr 2020;16 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):e13002. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13002. 

47. * Nguyen TT, Darnell A, Weissman A, Cashin J, Withers M, Mathisen R, Lapping K, Mastro TD, Frongillo EA. National nutrition strategies that focus on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition in Southeast Asia do not consistently align with regional and international recommendations. Matern Child Nutr 2020;16 Suppl 2(n/a):e12937. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12937.

48. * Nguyen TT, Weissman A, Cashin J, Ha TT, Zambrano P, Mathisen R. Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies Relating to Breastfeeding Promotion, Protection, and Support in Southeast Asia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2020;9(9):e21286. doi: 10.2196/21286.

49. Morseth MS, Nguyen TT, Skui M, Terragni L, Ngo QV, Vu HTT, Mathisen R, Henjum S. Health staff experiences with the implementation of early essential newborn care guidelines in Da Nang municipality and Quang Nam province in Viet Nam. BMC Health Serv Res 2020;20(1):585. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05449-2.

50. Weissman A, Nguyen TT, Nguyen HT, Mathisen R. The Role of the Opinion Leader Research Process in Informing Policy Making for Improved Nutrition: Experience and Lessons Learned in Southeast Asia. Curr Dev Nutr 2020;4(6):nzaa093. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa093.

51. * Nguyen TT, Darnell A, Weissman A, Frongillo EA, Mathisen R, Lapping K, Mastro TD, Withers M. Social, economic, and political events affect gender equity in China, Nepal, and Nicaragua: a matched, interrupted time-series study. Global health action 2020;13(1):1712147. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1712147.

52. * Nguyen TT, Hoang MV. Non-communicable diseases, food and nutrition in Vietnam from 1975 to 2015: the burden and national response. Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition 2018;27(1):19-28. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.032017.13.

53. Vinje KH, Phan LTH, Nguyen TT, Henjum S, Ribe LO, Mathisen R. Media audit reveals inappropriate promotion of products under the scope of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in South-East Asia. Public Health Nutr 2017;20(8):1333-42. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016003591.

54. * Nguyen TT, Alayon S, Jimerson A, Naugle D, Nguyen PH, Hajeebhoy N, Baker J, Baume C, Frongillo EA. The Association of a Large-Scale Television Campaign With Exclusive Breastfeeding Prevalence in Vietnam. Am J Public Health 2017;107(2):312-8. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303561.

55. Nguyen TT, Withers M, Frongillo EA, Hajeebhoy N. Estimates of the quality of complementary feeding among Vietnamese infants aged 6-23 months varied by how commercial baby cereals were classified in 24-h recalls. Matern Child Nutr 2017;13(2). doi: 10.1111/mcn.12295.

56. * Nguyen TT, Withers M, Hajeebhoy N, Frongillo EA. Infant Formula Feeding at Birth Is Common and Inversely Associated with Subsequent Breastfeeding Behavior in Vietnam. J Nutr 2016;146(10):2102-8. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.235077. 

57. * Nguyen TT, Nguyen PH, Hajeebhoy N, Nguyen HV, Frongillo EA. Infant and young child feeding practices differ by ethnicity of Vietnamese mothers. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2016;16(1):214. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0995-8.

58. Nguyen PH, Kim SS, Nguyen TT, Tran LM, Hajeebhoy N, Frongillo EA, Ruel MT, Rawat R, Menon P. Supply- and Demand-Side Factors Influencing Utilization of Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Services in Viet Nam. PLoS One 2016;11(3):e0151358. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151358.

59. Nguyen PH, Kim SS, Nguyen TT, Hajeebhoy N, Tran LM, Alayon S, Ruel MT, Rawat R, Frongillo EA, Menon P. Exposure to mass media and interpersonal counseling has additive effects on exclusive breastfeeding and its psychosocial determinants among Vietnamese mothers. Matern Child Nutr 2016;12(4):713-25. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12330.

60. * Trang NTT, Thuan DT, Nguyen TT, Hoang TN, Hung NT, and Hajeebhoy N. Results of implementing the model of little sun consulting services in Ca Mau in the period of 2011-2014. Vietnam Journal of Practical Medicine, Vol. 4, January 2015.

61. * Nguyen TT, Alayon S, Do TT, Ngan TT, Hajeebhoy N. Integrating a project monitoring system into a public health network: Experiences from Alive & Thrive Vietnam. Glob Public Health 2015;10 Supppl 1:S40-55. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2014.980836.

62. * Nguyen TT, Nguyen PH, Hajeebhoy N, Frongillo EA. Gaps between breastfeeding awareness and practices in Vietnamese mothers result from inadequate support in health facilities and social norms. J Nutr 2014;144(11):1811-7. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.198226.

63. Nguyen TT, Wang Y. Adiposity assessments: agreement between dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and anthropometric measures in U.S. children. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014;22(6):1495-504. doi: 10.1002/oby.20689.

64. * Trang NTT, Nguyen TT, Ngan TT, Linh PTH, and Hajeebhoy N. Perception of employed women about 6-month paid maternity leave policy. Vietnam Journal of Practical Medicine, Vol. 10, January 2014. 

65. Hajeebhoy N, Nguyen PH, Mannava P, Nguyen TT, Mai LT. Suboptimal breastfeeding practices are associated with infant illness in Vietnam. Int Breastfeed J 2014;9:12. doi: 10.1186/1746-4358-9-12.

66. * Trang NTT, Nguyen TT, Ngan TT, Giang NH, and Hajeebhoy N. Exposure to iron-rich foods TVC from Alive & Thrive: Findings from an online survey. Vietnam Journal of Practical Medicine, Vol. 9, January 2014.

67. * Trang NTT, Anh LTK, Quang LN, Nguyen TT, and Bach NH. Physical bullying/violence among Tran Phu High School students in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi in 2013. Vietnam Journal of Public Health, Vol. 4, 2014. 

68. Nicklas TA, Nguyen TT, Butte NF, Liu Y. The Children in Action Pilot Study. International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition 2013;2:296-308. [Available at: http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/ijchn/article/view/1515]

69. Nguyen PH, Keithly SC, Nam NT, Nguyen TT, Tran LM, Hajeebhoy N. Prelacteal feeding practices in Vietnam: challenges and associated factors. BMC Public Health 2013;13(1):932. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-932.

70. * Ngan TT, Nguyen TT, Giang NH, and Hajeebhoy N. Exposure to the exclusive breastfeeding TVCs from Alive & Thrive: Findings from an online survey. Vietnam Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Vol. 12, 2013. 

71. Nguyen TT, Butte NF, Wang Y. Demographic and socioeconomic correlates of adiposity assessed with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in US children and adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;96(5):1104-12. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.019232.

72. Lim H, Nguyen TT, Choue R, Wang Y. Sociodemographic disparities in the composition of metabolic syndrome components among adults in South Korea. Diabetes Care 2012;35(10):2028-35. doi: 10.2337/dc11-1841.

73. * Nguyen TT, Butte NF, Nicklas TA. Body mass index distribution affects discrepancies in weight classifications in children. Pediatrics international 2012;54(2):256-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2011.03539.x.

74. Butte NF, Nguyen TT. Is Obesity an Emerging Problem in Brazilian Children and Adolescents? J Pediatr (Rio J) (2010) 86(2):91-2. Epub 2010/04/03. doi: 10.2223/JPED.1998.

75. Nguyen TT, Adair LS, Stevens J, Popkin BM. Prediction of hypertension by different anthropometric indices in adults: the change in estimate approach. Public Health Nutr 2010;13(5):639-46. doi: 10.1017/S1368980009991479.

76. * Nguyen TT, Nicklas TA. Age, sex and ethnic differences in the prevalence of underweight and overweight, defined by using the CDC and IOTF cut points in Asian children. Eur J Clin Nutr 2009;63(11):1305-12. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.90.

77. Nguyen TT, Adair LS, Suchindran CM, He K, Popkin BM. The association between body mass index and hypertension is different between East and Southeast Asians. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89(6):1905-12. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26809.

78. Nguyen TT, Adair LS, He K, Popkin BM. Optimal cutoff values for overweight: using body mass index to predict incidence of hypertension in 18- to 65-year-old Chinese adults. J Nutr 2008;138(7):1377-82.

79. Nguyen TT, Tuong PD, Popkin BM. Body mass index (BMI) dynamics in Vietnam. Eur J Clin Nutr 2008;62(1):78-86. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602675.

80. * Nguyen TT. Consistency between the CDC and IOTF cut points in defining underweight in Chinese children. A letter to the editor in response to a paper by Cole TJ, et al. Body mass index cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents: International survey. BMJ, Vol. 335, Issue 194, July 2007. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39238.399444.55 

81. * Tuong PD, Nguyen TT, and Kien VD. Eating habit of the elderly in Ha Thach commune, Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province. Vietnam Journal of Medical Research, Vol. 20, January 2002: 233-238.

82. * Nguyen TT and Tuong PD. Soymilk supplementation speed up the weight and length increment of 6 – 24-month-old children: The Vietnam study. In: Dien LD, Vu NK, and Lam ND, (Ed.), 8th ASEAN Food conference. 2003 Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnam Agriculture publishing house. 2003. p. 263-8.

83. * Nguyen TT and Tuong PD. Treatment and nutritional care for young children with acute diarrheal diseases in community. Vietnam Journal of Practical Medicine, January 2002: 28-30. 

84. * Nguyen TT, Tuong PD. Efficacy of soygurt and soymilk supplementation for the improvement of nutritional status of 6-24-month-old children. Vietnam Journal of Medical Research, Vol. 20 (4), January 2002: 267-272.

85. * Nguyen TT, Tuong PD, and San NV. The acceptability and adaptation with a new food of young children. Vietnam Journal of Practical Medicine, Vol. 21, Issue 3, January 2001: 21-23. 

86. * Nguyen TT, Hoang DH, Ngoc NQ, and Hang HT. Training need of Health workers in Bac Kan Province. Vietnam Journal of Practical Medicine, Vol. 70, Issue 3, January 2001: 70-72.

87. * Nguyen TT, Karyadi D, Tuong PD, San NV, and Tien NV. Soy yogurt supplementation lowers the incidence of diarrhea among rural Vietnamese children. Hanoi Medical University Monographs, 2000:187-191.

88. Thang NV, Tuong PD, Nguyen TT et al. Risk factors of meningo-cerebral hemorrhage among newborn infants due to vitamin K deficiency. Hanoi Medical University Monographs, 2000: 174-180.