Overview and key information from the 2016 Global Nutrition Report Launch.

June 17, 2016, the UNICEF-supported Global Nutrition Report 2016, hosted by the Chinese Nutrition Society, was held in Raffles, a Beijing hotel, for the first time in Asia since the report was released worldwide this week.. More than 90 domestic and foreign representatives, as well as media representatives, attended the conference, including representatives of nutrition societies from India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, members of the Standing Council of the Chinese Nutrition Society, representatives of relevant public welfare organizations and foundations, and international organizations. The meeting was presided over by Professor Guo Changjiang, Vice President of the Chinese Nutrition Society, who first delivered a welcoming speech by Chairman Yang Yuexin of the Chinese Nutrition Society, followed by a speech by Zhang Zhiqiang, Deputy Director of the Food Safety Department of the Commission, and Dr. Xie Rubo, Director of the Health, Nutrition and Water Environment Division of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). At the launch, Dr. Emorn Udomkesmalee, Co-Chair of the Global Nutrition Report, presented the main findings of the Global Nutrition Report 2016 and explored the inspiration for Asian countries that malnutrition is a major core economic and human development problem facing the world, particularly in Asia, and highlights the need to eliminate all forms of malnutrition by 2030. During the panel discussion, guests were invited to discuss in-depth issues such as how to promote the establishment and implementation of national nutrition policies and actions, the relationship between poverty and nutrition, and how to work together in multisedos to combat malnutrition. Participants included Deputy Director of Nutrition and Health At the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Vice President of the International Nutrition Federation Prof.Vish Praksh, Dr. Xie Rubo of the United Nations Children's Fund, Ms. Qin Wei, Assistant Secretary-General of the China Poverty Relief Foundation, and Han Junhua Researcher, National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center. The conference was also attended by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Development Institute, the International Center for Food Policy, the United Nations Development Program, the Bill Gates Foundation, Global Health, the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Amly Public Interest Foundation, Pfizer, and others.
. Here are five key messages from the 2016 Global Nutrition Report: 1. Don't make malnutrition the "new normal We're used to thinking that malnutrition only occurs in the most backward countries and regions. Nutrition Report 2016 found that nearly half of the world's countries are affected by various forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition and obesity. We need to work together to respond positively and not let malnutrition become the "new normal" in our lives.

. 2. Malnutrition increases the burden on families the latest Global Nutrition Report 2016 notes that diseases caused by unetrophic nutrition increase the financial burden on households. In China, for example, one in 10 adults has diabetes, and the annual cost of medical care is not to be underestimated. Unhealthy diet is one of the main reasons for the explosive growth of diabetes in China. Let's take positive action for ourselves and our families and focus on nutrition.

. 3. There is a need to increase economicfor nutritional improvement, and one in three people worldwide is affected by unetrophic nutrition. According to the latest Global Nutrition Report 2016, governments and international donors must increase their economic investment in improving nutrition in order to reverse this trend and eliminate all forms of malnutrition by 2030.
. 4. Malnutrition costs a great loss of GDP Malnutrition and unhealthy eating habits are not only the primary causes of the global burden of disease, but also a greater risk to socio-economic development.
. 5. More resources need to be allocated to nutrition improvement in all sectors of society the elimination of malnutrition requires the cooperation of society as a whole. All sectors of society can strive to eliminate all forms of malnutrition by 2030 by optimizing resource allocation and increasing investment in improving nutrition.. Download: The full text of the 2016 Global Nutrition Report .pdf .