Refrigerator ownership accompanies socio-economic development, with the potential to change human diets. Household refrigerator ownership in Vietnam has increased from 13% to 59% between 2004-2014. This study estimates changes in food consumption and diet linkages with household refrigerator ownership in Vietnam, while controlling for socioeconomic variables. We use a two-step instrumental variable regression model on two panels of the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey covering 2004-2014. Our study finds refrigerator ownership to be significantly associated with decreases in per-capita calorie intake over both periods. Refrigerator ownership may be connected with households substituting lower-nutrient foods with higher ones, with substantial decreases in starchy staple food consumption connected with refrigerator ownership in both panels. For both periods, refrigerator ownership is significantly connected with increased dairy consumption, potentially reflecting the refrigerator increasing a household’s ability to store dairy products.

冰箱的所有权伴随着社会经济的发展，具有改变人类饮食的潜力。在2004年至2014年期间，越南的家用冰箱拥有量已从13％增加到59％。这项研究估算了越南在控制社会经济变量的同时，食品消费和饮食的关系与家用冰箱的所有权的变化。我们在涵盖2004-2014年的越南家庭生活水平调查的两个面板上使用了两步工具变量回归模型。我们的研究发现，在两个时期内，拥有冰箱与人均卡路里摄入量减少显着相关。冰箱所有权可能与以低营养食品代替高营养食品的家庭有关，两个面板中与冰箱所有权相关的淀粉类主食消费量大幅下降。