300 million people in the country are suffering from "hidden hunger", and you may have "not enough to eat"!

Author/Senior Medical Media Person Ren Zilin

Interviewed experts: Ding Gangqiang, Director of Institute of Nutrition and Health of China CDC/Zhang Qian, Director of Student Nutrition Division of Institute of Nutrition and Health of China CDC/Li He, Director of Science and Technology Division of Institute of Nutrition and Health of China CDC.

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"Did you eat? Are you full? " This question looks silly, but it is worth discussing with you. Because according to the survey data of FAO, about 2 billion people in the world are suffering from "hidden hunger", and the number of hidden hungry people in China is staggering, reaching 300 million! This means that you are likely to belong to 300 million people suffering from "hidden hunger", which has become a major problem threatening human health.

Maybe you will say, I am full every day, and I can't wait to eat five or six meals a day. I have such a good appetite that I can't be a "hidden hunger" crowd, so you are wrong.

"Hidden hunger" is a common phenomenon, and 70% of chronic diseases are related to it.

Implicit hunger refers to the hunger symptoms of implicit nutritional needs caused by unbalanced nutrition, lack of certain vitamins and essential minerals and excessive intake of other nutrients.

For example, you can see that many people think that obesity is caused by overnutrition. In fact, obesity is also a manifestation of malnutrition. Nowadays, there are more and more obese children, and the problem of unbalanced nutrition of these children is very serious. Overweight people generally have bad eating habits, always eat a lot of high-calorie and high-fat foods, reject vegetables and fruits, and don't like exercise, so malnutrition occurs. When they realize that they are fat, most people lose weight by starving or not eating meat, but this deviates from a balanced diet. In fact, losing weight also requires a balanced diet.

In addition to obese people, children, office workers, the elderly, pregnant and lactating women, and picky eaters are prone to the problem of unbalanced diet. Long-term dietary imbalance has serious consequences. Ding Gangqiang, director of the Institute of Nutrition and Health of China CDC, said: Hidden hunger caused by incomplete nutrient intake will increase the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, and 70% of chronic diseases are related to unbalanced nutrient intake.

"How can I eat without getting sick?"

Photo: China Health Knowledge Dissemination Incentive Program (Total Nutrition) started.

On May 17, the project launch conference of "China Health Knowledge Dissemination Incentive Plan (Total Nutrition)" was held in Beijing, which was jointly sponsored by CDC of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Propaganda Department, China Health Education Center and China Journalists Association, and supported by Pfizer Health Medicine Department. How to eat? The following is a detailed plan:

Diversification of food: on average, you should eat more than 12 kinds every day and more than 25 kinds every week.

Mainly cereals: 250g~400g of cereals and potatoes should be consumed every day, and the energy provided by carbohydrates in the diet should account for more than 50% of the total energy.

There are fruits and vegetables in the meal: the intake of fruits and vegetables plays an important role in maintaining normal intestinal function, improving immunity and reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. Dark vegetables should account for half, and juice can't replace fresh fruit.

Fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat should be taken in moderation: fish and poultry are the main animal foods, and fat meat and smoked and cured meat products should be eaten less or not.

Vitamins: Organic substances necessary to maintain human life activities and important active substances to maintain human health.

Nutritional supplements: When the diet reasonably matched with natural foods cannot meet the human body's demand for various nutrients, nutritional supplements can be used appropriately to achieve a nutritional balance.

Exclusive dietary prescriptions for different groups of people

Li He, director of the Science and Technology Department of the Institute of Nutrition and Health of China CDC, suggested that office workers should not neglect breakfast or lunch because of their busy work, or eat only vegetables and fruits instead of staple food and meat in order to lose weight, which will lead to malnutrition, aging, mental retardation and even diabetes in the long run.

For office workers who often eat out or order takeout, there are four tips: "cooking and mixing" is more reliable, eat more light-flavored food, don't be the protagonist of meat, and don't lack vegetables and fruits. A balanced diet is not limited to every meal, but can be based on days. For example, eating out at noon is too greasy, so dinner is mainly cooked vegetarian food with some fruits, so that a balanced diet can still be achieved in one day.

Zhang Qian, deputy director of the Student Nutrition Room of the Institute of Nutrition and Health of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, suggested that children should pay attention to graded nutritional supplements at different ages. For example, from 0 to 6 months, we should adhere to exclusive breastfeeding and properly supplement vitamin D and vitamin K; On the basis of breast-feeding, infants aged 7 ~ 24 months should scientifically add complementary food instead of forced eating. It is suggested to start with iron-rich muddy food and gradually diversify food. Children aged 2 ~ 6 should ensure adequate food intake, achieve a balanced diet, drink milk and enough water every day, and participate in food preparation; School-age children aged 6- 17 should have a reasonable diet, avoid partial eclipse and overeating, ensure the intake of calcium, iron and vitamins, and maintain moderate weight gain. Moreover, all children should have regular outdoor activities, and children over 6 years old should exercise for at least 60 minutes every day.

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"China Health Knowledge Dissemination Incentive Plan" is a health knowledge dissemination project jointly sponsored and directed by the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the Propaganda Department, the China Health Education Center and the China Journalists Association Office. The project was launched in 2005, and a series of health communication activities were launched for the public every year with chronic diseases or risk factors threatening public health as the theme. Up to now, more than 700 knowledge sharing and landing activities have been held, and the media coverage has exceeded 20,000 times, which has made a useful attempt to promote the dissemination of health knowledge and promote public health.

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