Text/Yangcheng Evening News All Media Reporter Zhang Hua
Photo/China Nutrition Society
After 6 years, the “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents” has finally been updated! On the morning of April 26, the Chinese Nutrition Society officially released the “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Guidelines”).
The reporter combed the contents and found five major changes. Among them, the dietary pattern along the southeast coast was proposed for the first time to represent my country’s “Oriental Healthy Dietary Pattern”, and it advocated abundant vegetables and fruits, and often eat fish and shrimp and other aquatic products, soybean products. and milk, cooking light and less salt, etc., Professor Jiang Zhuoqin, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, and Ma Wenjun, Director of Clinical Nutrition Department of Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, combined with the disease characteristics and dietary preferences in Guangdong, made a detailed interpretation of the new version of the “Guide”.
Five changes and adjustments
Especial emphasis on the use of public chopsticks to divide meals
View the 2022 edition of “Chinese Residents’ Meals” Guide, the reporter found that there were five adjustments:
First, the 2016 version of the “Guide” said “food diversity, mainly cereals”, and the 2022 version changed to “food diversity, reasonable collocation” . Ma Wenjun, director of the Clinical Nutrition Department of Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, pointed out that at present, Chinese residents eat too finely, so they emphasize the diversity of food, thus highlighting the importance of reasonable matching.
Second, the 2022 edition of the “Guidelines” recommends 120-200 grams of animal food, aquatic products at least twice a week, and an egg a day, which means that we should eat aquatic products at least twice a week. Jiang Zhuoqin pointed out that the country eats more animal meat, especially pork, while aquatic products have lower fat content than animal meat, and the fatty acids they contain are more conducive to protecting the cardiovascular system; the nutritional benefits of eating an egg a day are much higher than that of animal meat. Cholesterol effect.
Third, the new “eating regularly and drinking enough water” was added to the dietary guidelines.
“Little water intake will reduce cognitive ability and physical fitness, and increase the risk of urinary system diseases. However, the trend of young people drinking sugar-sweetened beverages is more obvious.” Jiang Zhuoqin pointed out that excessive intake of sugary drinks Sugary drinks increase the risk of dental caries, overweight and obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia. In addition, the weather in Guangdong is hot and the incidence of urinary calculi is high. Guangdong people should pay special attention to “eating regularly and drinking enough water”.
Fourth, “Knowing how to cook, choose, and read labels” has been added to the dietary guidelines. Jiang Zhuoqin said that nutrition labels should pay attention to the indicators of energy, fat and sodium. If the consumer does not exercise much, they should try to choose low-energy, low-fat and low-sodium foods.
Five, the 2022 version of “milk and dairy products 300~500 grams” is broader than the 300 grams recommended in 2016. Jiang Zhuoqin pointed out that if the intake exceeds 500 grams, it is recommended to consume low-fat cheese or milk. The new version of the “Guidelines” reduces the salt to five grams, which is the same as the standard recommended by the WHO, which is also a bright spot.
In addition, the dietary guidelines also emphasize “sharing meals with common chopsticks”. Obviously, the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in recent years reminds us to pay attention to public health and personal hygiene, and adhere to hygiene measures such as serving chopsticks, serving spoons, and dividing meals, which can avoid the occurrence and spread of food-borne diseases, which is of great significance to safeguarding public health.
The first “Oriental Healthy Meal Model”
Guangdong’s light diet and original taste is just a demonstration
This “Guide” for the first time proposes that the dietary pattern along the southeast coast represents my country’s “Oriental Healthy Dietary Pattern”, hoping to play a healthy demonstration role and have better guidance.
It is reported that domestic experts combined with my country’s recent nutritional survey and disease monitoring, found that the dietary pattern of the southeast coastal area (Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong) is rich in vegetables and fruits, and often eats fish and shrimp. Products, soybean products and milk, cooking light and less salt and other advantages, and residents in this area have lower incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease and mortality, and higher life expectancy. Therefore, the “Guide” proposed for the first time that the dietary pattern along the southeast coast represents my country’s “Oriental healthy dietary pattern”.