The third week of May every year in China is celebrated as “National Nutrition Week” in order to improve everyone’s nutrition awareness, promote healthy lifestyle and establish a scientific dietary concept. At the same time, on May 20 every year, there is Nutrition Day for Chinese students. It aims to propagate the importance of nutrition widely and deeply in the course of studies among the students, and to popularize nutrition knowledge. With the improvement of living standards, obesity and poor eyesight have become barriers limiting the physical fitness of youth in China. In particular, with insufficient intake of micronutrients, overweight and obesity continue to rise, closely linked to unhealthy eating habits. On the basis of enhancing food security, we should learn to choose food and nutritious food scientifically, so that children can transform their nutrition from “eat enough”, “eat well” to “eat right”.
According to Yang Yuexin, president of the Chinese Nutrition Society, the dietary composition of children in China needs to be improved, and nutritionists should be included in key venues such as nurseries and schools. Nutrition is related to health, and the health of children and adolescents is the foundation of the health of the whole life cycle, and it is also related to the prosperity of the country and the nation for a century. Improving health literacy and promoting the transformation of students’ health awareness into healthy behavior cannot be separated from the joint efforts of students, parents, schools and society.
The Chinese National Health Commission regards the health of children and adolescents as a priority area of concern, making full use of information on nutrition and health principles. Also strengthens targeted guidance and policy coordination, actively explores industrial policies together with industry management and market supervision departments. At the same time, it promotes the transformation and upgrading of the food industry, while promoting the healthy development of new industries integrating food and health.
(Credits- China Media Group, Beijing)
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