Children and Adolescents Nutrition Guidance

Author: Jiang Zhuoqin
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
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Moderate nutrition, avoid overeating; maintain a healthy weight, don’t exceed the limit; appropriate exercise is essential, avoid overexertion; quit smoking, reduce alcohol, follow advice, develop good habits; prevention is key when healthy, seek medical attention early when sick.
—Advised by Wang Minqing, this series conducts high-intensity health education to help healthcare workers and all groups master the principles of healthy eating for the goal of longevity.
—Advised by Chen Xiaoshu, as long as the dietary guidelines are followed, even ordinary foods can achieve disease prevention, fitness, and longevity.
—Advised by Gu Jingfan, the series editor-in-chief, prevention is better than cure. Strengthening education on balanced nutrition is the primary task.
—Advised by Zhou Wenzhen, life depends on nutrition. Since the existence of organisms, life and its continuity have been inseparable from dietary nutrition. Ancients long recognized this truth, noting that "food ensures prosperity, while hunger brings peril," highlighting its importance. Thus, the saying "food is the foundation of life" exists. Modern science further recognizes 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, while excess nutrition can result in "luxury 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 China’s economic development and rising living standards, the imbalance in nutrition has become increasingly prominent, making nutrition and health a greater focus. In response, the Chinese Nutrition Society formulated the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" in 1997, based on scientific research and addressing the nutritional needs and deficiencies of the population, offering universal guidance. The purpose of this series is to further popularize scientific knowledge of nutrition and health, enabling the public to correctly master balanced diets for the goals of strengthening the body, extending life, and improving national quality. The series consists of two main parts: one is how nutrition prevents and treats common diseases, and the other is the relationship between dietary nutrition and different life stages. The contributors are professionals long engaged in clinical, teaching, and research work in nutrition, with deep insights and rich experience in handling the relationship between nutrition and health. Their writing is thorough yet accessible, practical, and easy to follow. We hope readers will gain extensive nutrition knowledge and apply it in daily life, contributing to disease prevention, fitness, and a better path to a well-off society!