Nutritional Prevention of Diabetes

Author: Shi Lina
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
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Moderate nutrition, avoid overeating; maintain a healthy weight without excess; regular exercise is essential, avoid overexertion; quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption; adopt good lifestyle habits; prevention is key for those without illness; seek medical attention promptly if sick. – Advised by Wang Minqing, this series conducts high-intensity health education to enable healthcare workers and all populations to master the principles of healthy eating, aiming to achieve health and longevity. – Advised by Chen Xiaoshu, as long as the dietary guidelines are followed and food is reasonably allocated, even ordinary foods can help prevent diseases, promote health, and extend life. – Compiled by Gu Jingfan, Director of the Editorial Committee of this series, prevention is more important than treatment. Strengthening the publicity and education of reasonable nutrition and balanced diets is the primary task. – Advised by Zhou Wenzhen, life lies in nutrition. Since the existence of organisms, life and its continuation have been inseparable from dietary nutrition. Ancient people long recognized this truth, pointing out that "eating well leads to prosperity, while starvation leads to peril," demonstrating its great value. Hence, there is the saying "food is the foundation of the people." Modern science further recognizes that the abundance or deficiency of nutrients is a major cause of various diseases. Insufficient or lack of nutrition can lead to anemia, rickets, dementia, goiter, blindness, osteoporosis, and congenital deformities, while excessive nutrition can result in "precious diseases" such as obesity, atherosclerosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, and diabetes. Mild cases affect health and reduce quality of life, while severe cases threaten life. With the development of China's national economy and the gradual improvement of people's living standards, the aforementioned nutritional imbalances have become increasingly prominent, making nutrition and health care receive greater attention. In response, the Chinese Nutrition Society formulated the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" in 1997, based on scientific research and tailored to the nutritional needs and dietary deficiencies of the Chinese population, with universal guiding significance. The purpose of compiling and publishing this series is to further popularize scientific knowledge of nutrition and health care, enabling the general public to correctly master balanced diets to strengthen the body, extend life, and improve and enhance national quality. The content of the series is divided into two 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 contributors to the series are all professionals who have long been engaged in nutritional work in clinical, teaching, and research settings. Through their daily work, they have gained profound insights and rich experience in correctly handling the relationship between nutrition and health care. Therefore, the writing is both in-depth and accessible, practical, easy to understand, and actionable. We hope that readers can gain extensive nutritional knowledge from this series and apply it in their daily lives, contributing to disease prevention, health promotion, and strengthening the body to better achieve a well-off society.