The Chinese nutrition community deeply mourns Professor Chen Chunming, a well-known nutrition expert and honorary president of the Chinese Nutrition Society.

Surprised to learn that Professor Chen Chunming, a well-known nutritionist, former president of the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine and honorary president of the Chinese Academy of Nutrition, passed away at Friendship Hospital at 6:23:18 p.m. on May 15, 2018.
Chen Chunming was born in 1925 and graduated from the National Central University in 1947. In 1947-1949, he was engaged in nutrition research at the former Central Institute of Health, one of the earliest experts in nutrition research in China, and from 1950 to 1982 he worked and held leadership positions in the Department of Nutrition of the Central Institute of Health (now the CDC Institute of Nutrition and Health of China) and the Institute of Health of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. 1982-1984 Former Director of the Department of Health and Epidemic Prevention of the Ministry of Health, 1983-Created China Center for Preventive Medicine as Director, founded the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine in 1986 as President, until 2010 (2010 At the age of 85, she is also studying and writing, studying rural areas, and working on child malnutrition, and in 2014, at the age of 89, Professor Chen Chunming was awarded the 15th Wu Tianping-Paul Jansen Prize for Special Contribution to Medical Pharmacy. Professor Chen Chunming has deepened the immortal spirit of intellectuals' love for the Party, patriotism and loyalty to their careers and careers with a broader perspective.
Academic Achievements
Professor Chen Chunming has participated in and presided over the work of the Institute of Nutritional Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine for nearly 40 years, is the main organizer and leader of nutrition research and development in China, and is also an active advocate and pioneer of public health and policy making, making outstanding contributions to China's nutritional science and technology progress and people's health.
Professor Chen Chunming participated in and presided over the Chinese first national nutrition survey, which became a milestone in the history of nutrition research in China, and after the founding of New China, he participated in the design and formation of the Department of Nutrition, and later the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, which laid a solid foundation for the professional construction and development of nutrition in China. During her time as President of the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, she led the establishment of the National Food and Nutrition Monitoring System, which conducted nine surveys between 1990 and 2010. On the basis of obtaining a large amount of scientific data, she organized experts to develop China's food hygiene standards and guidelines, issued by the former Ministry of Health, to play an important role in guiding the health of the whole population. In 2004, she presided over the preparation and publication of "China's Nutritional Status Decade Tracking (1990-2000)" and the 2007 publication of "China's Food Nutrition Monitoring 15-Year Collection" was highly praised by domestic and foreign counterparts.
2005, professor Chen, who is 80 years old, is still in high spirits, insisting on domestic and foreign cooperation and promotion of several research projects. And has begun to focus on children's solutions in poor areas, as well as prevention and control of chronic diseases. The expert group headed by Professor Chen Chunming completed the formulation of the technical program of "Healthy Lifestyle Action for All" and promoted the development and application of suitable technologies such as BMI and waistline ruler in China. Under her promotion, advanced nutritional science knowledge with the control of oil jugs, salt-limiting cans, quantitative salt spoons, waist ruler, etc. into thousands of households. Since its launch in 2007, the National Healthy Lifestyle Initiative has reached out to the hearts and minds of the people and become an important player in the prevention and control of chronic diseases in China. The research project "Applied Research on The Application of Suitable Technologies for Slow Disease Prevention and Control in the Community", approved by the Australian Agency for International Development and the former Ministry of Health, has resulted in a highly reference-worthy policy recommendation for the analysis and study of first-hand data obtained from on-site research. The above work brief, is only a drop in the ocean of her busy and effective work. She can be seen in many studies, books and policies.
It international prestige
during her term of office, she attached great importance to international academic exchanges, actively publicized China's achievements in nutrition and preventive medicine, expanded technical exchanges, trained the new force, after leaving office is still active in the international academic community, become the chinese representative of the nutrition community. In various international conferences, especially international organizations WHO, FAO, U.S. Children's Foundation, Professor Chen is good professional, good english, good at communication and communication, is recognized as a senior expert in the international nutrition community, for China in the field of international nutrition for many honors and prestige, but also many times by international organizations. From 1979 to 2002, she was permanently appointed as a member of the World Health Organization's Expert Group on Nutrition; Member of the International Committee on Obesity, 2000 - FAO, enchanted expert group on food and agricultural ethics, 2002 - Member of the General Staff Committee of the World Health Organization, Strategy for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS), twice awarded her the highest honorary title, in 2003 she was awarded the 2003 Annual Award by the Indian Nutrition Society Goparan;
public nutrition policies, about 45
of the world's under-five deaths are related to malnutrition. Malnutrition, on the other hand, is mostly linked to poverty. Every year, 3.1 million children die every day from malnutrition. If such children do not pay attention to and help, even if they survive, they will suffer from stunted growth due to malnutrition, poor academic performance and poor intellectual performance as adults, thus directly affecting their intelligence and ability to work and fall into poverty. In order to improve malnutrition among children under 2 years of age in rural areas of China, Professor Chen Chunming initiated a study on bean powder-based dietary supplements (nutrition kits) in five poor counties in Gansu Province in 2001. The results of the six-year follow-up showed that infants and young children aged 6-24 months were supplemented with one pack of nutrients per day, which not only improved physical development and reduced anemia rate, but also helped to develop intellectually until the age of 8-9. Nutrition kits have been continuously expanded for pilot and application in earthquake-stricken areas and have been translated into government policies. The central government has increased the scope and funding of free nutrition packages for poor rural children year by year, reaching 500 million yuan by 2014 and providing nutrition packages free of charge to all children between the age of 6 and 24 months in 300 poor counties.
Another problem is obesity, and Professor Chen Chunming is keenly aware of this special "key" to preventing chronic diseases, and she first led the preparation of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Overweight and Obesity among School-age Children in China, which was later released by the CDC of the former Ministry of Health. Adult obesity criteria are also published in a timely manner.
Enthusiasm for public welfare
Professor Chen Chunming is serious, hard-working and innovative, has a remarkable spirit and characteristics of scientists, but always do not forget the social responsibility should be undertaken, always enthusiastic about various public welfare undertakings. She participated in many academic consulting activities during her time as president, but always declined to receive labor fees;
After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, 83-year-old Professor Chen Chunming, despite the obstruction of colleagues' leadership, personally went to the disaster area to inspect the situation and the nutritional status of children, in the bumpy and rugged mountain road, in tents, together with the expert group, to discuss the nutritional security of children in the disaster area, discuss first aid measures in the disaster situation, see this situation of local counterparts, moved.
Chen actively promotes the improvement of infant and young child malnutrition in poor areas, actively raises funds and solutions to catch up with growth problems during critical periods of child development. At her initiative, the micronutrient "nutrition package" project was carried out and implemented, and she continued to be personally involved in the work, with first-hand information, to effectively control the rate of malnutrition and anaemia among children in poor areas. On this basis, UNICEF in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, eight earthquake-stricken areas free distribution of nutrition kits, for the post-disaster infant and young children undernourishment control has played a great role. In 2017, she received the Song Qingling Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award in Pediatric Medicine.
Professor Chen Chunming has been studying, researching and working for decades for the sake of her career development, and in the 30 years since she retired after the age of 60, she has continued her career to the countryside, going abroad, meeting and writing.
Chen Chunming is a pioneer of science and innovation because of his talent and courage to explore. In her early years, she pioneered China's "first" research projects, actively expanded the development of disciplines, established academic organizations at all levels, declared doctoral places in the Academy of Preventive Medicine, etc., and in 1993, under the initiative and leadership of Professor Chen Chunming, established a non- government academic institution with an international background: "International Life Sciences Society China Office (ILSI China Office)". For more than 20 years, ILSI has won a good reputation by organizing hundreds of international academic exchanges on nutrition and food safety in China. She has been named an outstanding Communist Party member many times and has won many honorary titles. On September 11, 2012, the National Advanced Retired Cadres Party Branch and Retired Cadres Advanced Personal Recognition Conference was held in Beijing, attended by Xi Jinping, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and Vice President of the State Council.
Chen Chunming's life is a life of serving the people wholeheartedly, a life of national health, national prosperity and unremitting struggle. Her scientific thought and spirit will always remain in the long river of history, affecting generations of nutritionists, bearing in mind the glorious history of the nutrition. We are deeply saddened to remember our teacher, our common friend - Professor Chen Chunming immortal!
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