Read the new version of “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)”

On the morning of April 26, 2022, the “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)” conference was held in Beijing.

Editor’s note: The dietary guidelines are the foundational documents for health education and public policy, and the national implementation of the “Healthy China Action” (2019-2030) and “National An important technical support for the Nutrition Plan (2017-2030). On the morning of April 26, 2022, the “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)” conference was held in Beijing.

“Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)” has extracted eight principles for a balanced diet: 1. Diverse food and mix it reasonably; 2. Eat a balanced diet and maintain a healthy weight; Milk, whole grains, soybeans; 4. Eat fish, poultry, eggs, and lean meat in moderation; 5. Less salt and less oil, sugar control and limited alcohol; 6. Regular meals, and enough water; Look at the label; eight, share the meal with public chopsticks to prevent waste.

Composition of “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)”

“Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)” includes dietary guidelines for the general public over the age of 2 and 9 guidelines for specific groups.

In order to facilitate the application of the public, the popular science version of the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022) has also been revised and completed to help the public make healthy dietary choices and behavioral changes.

At the same time, it also revised and completed the Chinese Residents’ Balanced Meal Pagoda (2022), Chinese Residents’ Balanced Meal Plate (2022) and Children’s Balanced Meal Abacus (2022) and other visual graphics to guide the public in their daily life. specific practice.

The History of the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents

Since the “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents” was first issued in 1989, my country has revised and released it three times in 1997, 2007 and 2016. Diet plays an important role in changing nutritional health status, preventing chronic diseases and enhancing health quality.

Under the guidance and care of the National Health Commission and other relevant departments, the Chinese Nutrition Society organized nearly 100 experts to revise the dietary guidelines again. On the basis of a full investigation of the changes in the dietary structure and nutritional health status of Chinese residents, based on the principles of nutrition science and the latest scientific evidence, combined with the current epidemic prevention and control and relevant requirements for preventing food waste, the “Research Report on Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents” was formed. On this basis, the “Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)” will be successfully completed.