Nutritional Prevention of Anemia

Author: Li Wei
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Reasonable nutrition without overeating, maintaining weight without excess; appropriate exercise is essential, avoid overexertion in all activities; quit smoking and reduce alcohol consumption, develop healthy lifestyle habits; prevention is key when healthy, seek medical attention early when sick. – This series of books is advised by Wang Minqing, who advocates high-intensity health education to enable healthcare workers and all groups to master the principles of healthy eating for the purpose of achieving health and longevity. – This series of books is advised by Chen Xiaoshu, as long as the principles of the "Dietary Guidelines" are followed for reasonable allocation, even ordinary foods can achieve the goals of preventing diseases, promoting health, and extending life. – This series of books is edited by Gu Jingfan, prevention is more important than treatment, and strengthening the publicity and education of reasonable nutrition and balanced diet is the main task. – This series of books is advised by Zhou Wenzhen, life lies in nutrition. Since the existence of organisms, the continuity of life and dietary nutrition are inseparable. Ancients have long recognized this truth, pointing out that "eating well leads to prosperity, while starvation leads to danger," showing its great value. Therefore, there is the saying "food is the foundation of the people." Modern science has further recognized that the abundance or deficiency of nutrients is a major cause of many diseases. Insufficient or lack of nutrition can lead to anemia, rickets, dementia, goiter, blindness, osteoporosis, and congenital deformities, among others. Conversely, if nutrition is excessive, so-called "precious diseases" arise, such as obesity, atherosclerosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, and diabetes. Mild cases affect health and reduce quality of life, while severe cases endanger life. With the development of China's national economy and the gradual improvement of people's living standards, the aforementioned nutritional imbalance phenomenon has become increasingly prominent, making nutrition and health care receive greater attention. In this regard, the Chinese Nutrition Society, based on the actual conditions of China, formulated the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" in 1997. It is based on scientific research findings, targeted at the nutritional needs of Chinese residents and the main deficiencies in their diet, and has universal guiding significance. The significance of writing and publishing this series of books lies in further popularizing the scientific knowledge of nutrition and health care, enabling the general public to correctly master a balanced diet to achieve the goals of strengthening the body, extending life, and improving and enhancing the quality of the nation. The content of the series of books includes two main parts: one is how nutrition prevents and treats various common diseases, and the other is the relationship between dietary nutrition and different life stages. The compilers of the series are all personnel who have long been engaged in nutritional work in clinical, teaching, and scientific research. In their daily work, they have a deep understanding and rich experience in correctly handling the relationship between nutrition and health care, so the writing is thorough yet simple, practical, and easy to understand, making it convenient to implement. It is hoped that readers can gain a wealth of nutritional knowledge from this series and apply it in their daily lives, contributing to disease prevention, health promotion, and strengthening the physique, so as to better achieve a well-off society.