"Little fat pier" also needs nutrition in place

News from this newspaper (Reporter Jiang Mei) A few days ago, China Health Promotion Foundation Health Communication and Promotion Special Fund, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association Health Communication Branch, China Health Promotion and Education Association Health Communication Branch, Peking University School of Public Health Nutrition and Food Hygiene The four institutions jointly released the "Healthy Weight and Healthy Future" Family Action Initiative on Healthy Weight for Children and Adolescents (hereinafter referred to as the "Initiative"), which aims to know the criteria for determining healthy weight, do a good job in daily monitoring, and have a reasonable family diet, and train children to exercise.

Kong Lingzhi, vice president of the China Association for Health Promotion and Education and chairman of the Health Communication Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, introduced that an online survey of nearly 16,000 people on "Have you ever been concerned about your child's weight?" Parents expressed concern or very concerned about their children's weight, but in the online comments, a considerable number of parents expressed that they did not know what effective preventive interventions were available

Ma Guansheng, a professor at the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, said: "Obesity affects children's health in many ways

The family is one of the most important environments in which children and adolescents grow up

Recognize in place, improve health literacy, and recognize the hazards of overweight and obesity

Monitoring is in place, body weight is measured regularly, and professional advice is followed for health interventions when necessary

Nutrition is in place, healthy family eating habits, "five more" and "five less"

In addition, the "Proposal" also proposes to exercise in place to create a family atmosphere of common sports.

It is reported that in order to actively cooperate with and assist the implementation of the "Healthy China Action Primary and Secondary School Health Promotion Action" and the "Implementation Plan for the Prevention and Control of Obesity in Children and Adolescents", the National Health Commission's Bureau of Disease Control, the China Health Education Center, and the Office of the China Journalists Association have directed China This year, the Health Knowledge Dissemination Incentive Program launched the special project "Healthy Weight and Healthy Future", and the release of this "Initiative" is an important part of it

"China Food News" (03 edition on June 8, 2022)

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