The Blue Book on Obesity Prevention and Control in China was published.

obesity is one of the most serious chronic diseases that threaten human health. About 40 percent of adults worldwide are currently obese or overweight, and rising rates of overweight and obesity in children exacerbate the increased incidence of chronic diseases throughout their life cycle. Obesity and related diseases have become a major global public health problem.
government attaches great importance to the improvement of nutrition and the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, and actively advocates the development of a healthy lifestyle for all. By the National Health and Family Planning Commission and relevant departments jointly put forward the "three minus three health, towards health" as the theme of the activities, "salt reduction, oil reduction, sugar reduction, healthy mouth, healthy weight, healthy bones" as the specific objectives of the activities. In this context, China urgently needs authoritative guidelines on the treatment and prevention of obesity to help guide the work and integrate resources to coordinate multisedosal cooperation.. Photo by core members The Blue Book on Obesity Prevention and Control in China is a summary of the latest literature in the fields of obesity epidemic, harm, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, jointly sponsored by the Chinese Nutrition Society of China and the Chinese Nutrition Society of North America since 2015, and jointly with domestic and foreign well-known scholars and experts in the field of obesity research and management. Summarizing and discussing, and for special groups, special circumstances to develop obesity prevention strategies and standardized evaluation and management measures, aimed at the prevention and treatment of obesity from the technical level to provide a comprehensive reference, promote future scientific research in the field of obesity and chronic diseases, support multi-disciplinary multi-unit domestic and international cooperation, better international publicity of China and the Chinese Nutrition Society in related fields of work and results. At the same time, it also provides a theoretical basis for the government to formulate a healthy weight management policy. Through the implementation of this project, more and more detailed professional guidelines will be established on the basis of this Blue Book in the future to promote the future development of obesity prevention and treatment in China.study, which is based on the latest research and guidelines at home and abroad, was first published in the form of a Blue Book and covers clinical and public health and policy issues.
include:
background knowledge related to obesity, such as the latest prevalence and trends of obesity in China, risk factors for obesity, the health consequences of obesity and social diseases and economic burden;
Expert consensus on obesity prevention and control, identify priority populations, priority sites and key links for obesity prevention and control in China;
revise and clarify diagnostic methods and grading standards for obesity in different populations;
standardized individual obesity intervention processes covering health behavior changes, drugs, surgery, etc.;
behavioral interventions for groups, changes in the living environment, evaluation criteria and norms for the evaluation, implementation, supervision and recycling effects of policy and regulatory interventions.In addition, the report provides:
has diet and exercise intervention-oriented obesity prevention strategies suitable for China;
obesity prevention and control strategies for specific populations, such as pregnant women, infants and preschoolers, adolescents, the elderly,
for obesity prevention strategies in special circumstances,
analysis of challenges and obstacles in obesity prevention and control,
to provide evidence-based appropriate techniques, typical methods and policy recommendations for obesity prevention and control.We hope that the formulation and publication of the Blue Book on Obesity Prevention and Control in China will promote the comprehensive development of china's future work in the field of obesity and chronic disease prevention and control, and bring obesity prevention and control throughout the life cycle, with the participation of the whole society, so as to effectively improve the quality of life of the population and reduce the economic and social burden caused by obesity..