Professor Chen Xuesun, a centennary nutrition expert at --- International Union of Nutritional Sciences, was awarded the IUNS Legends Award.

October 16, 2017, from the 21st International Nutrition Congress held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the International Federation of Nutrition Societies (IUNS) awarded our nutrition expert, Professor Chen Xuesun, a researcher at the CDC Institute of Nutrition and Health in China, the honorary title of "Living Legend Award".LegendAry Awards are awarded to scientists over the age of 80 who have made outstanding contributions to nutrition research, nutrition policy, and nutrition development. A total of 12 nutrition experts from all over the world were honored, and China's only award-winning expert, Professor Chen Xuesan, is by far the oldest scientist to win the prize (Professor Chen was born in 1917). Like other awards, the awards are held every four years and so far few experts have received them.
. Professor Chen Xuesian is a researcher at the CDC Institute of Nutrition and Health in China, honorary director of the Chinese Nutrition Society and former director of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Branch. He is one of the founders of China's nutrition deficiency disease prevention and treatment and maternal and child nutrition research, from the beginning of the reform and opening up to "fundamentally improve the human body quality of the country needs to start from children and pregnant women, breast milk", to the late 1980s, the Chinese Nutrition Society set up a branch of maternal and child nutrition, Professor Chen Xuesian played a key role in promoting and leading the development of china's maternal and child nutrition. In more than 60 years of professional life, Professor Chen's contribution to nutrition is numerous. He presided over or participated in the prevention and treatment of nucleofic deficiency disease, night blindness, skin disease, Keshan disease, foot gas disease, iron deficiency anemia, rickets, zinc deficiency disease, and filled the gaps in international selenium research. At a time when the country needed it, he traveled to the war against the United States and North Korea, using his knowledge to help soldiers deal with nutritional deficiencies such as night blindness.Chen Xuexuan's research group has won the International Association of Bioororic Chemists Schwarz Award, the National Science and Technology Achievement Award, the Ministry of Health Science and Technology Progress Award, Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award. In addition to the prevention and treatment of nutritional deficiencies, he also actively wrote books to impart knowledge. His major books include Applied Nutrition, Nutrition, Diet, Health, Modern Family Nutrition and Health, The Book of Motherhood, Women's Nutrition, and Vitamin D and Health. As a 100-year-old nutritionist, Professor Chen Xuesian witnessed the beginning and development of nutrition in China, and also made outstanding contributions to the development of nutrition with decades of hard work. To this day, 100-year-old Professor Chen Xuesing still insists on reading and communicating with students and colleagues. "Nutrition is the foundation of human existence, and we should teach everyone to value nutrition, " he said after the award.Mr. Chen Xueshu's dedication and love for nutrition work, understanding and tolerance of people and things, so that he always maintain a happy mood, agile thinking and healthy body, he not only for China's nutrition cause has brought fruitful results, but also the younger generation for learning, as a role model..