The general nutritional intake of lactating women in China is not balanced

1st to 7th is the 29th World Breastfeeding Week, and this year's theme is "Supporting Breastfeeding and Protecting a Healthy Planet". However, a recent Danon Newdishia in China participated in a sample size of more than 5000 people "maternal and child population dietary nutrition survey analysis study" (referred to as maternal and child nutrition survey) shows that China's lactating women generally nutritional imbalance, such as more than 90% of the respondents vitamin A intake did not reach the average demand. Recently, the first issue of the study was published in the Journal of Nutrition.
The research project, led by Wang Shixuan, Executive Director of the Chinese Nutrition Society and Professor of The School of Public Health of Nanjing Medical University, and Dr. Ding Ye, is a dietary and nutritional survey and analysis of large groups of women and children. The project targets more than 5,000 lactating women from 25 small, medium and large cities in China. They analyzed the nutrition and health of breast milk in China in many dimensions and gave targeted recommendations by portraying the diet structure, nutrient intake status, and feeding attitude and behavior of the female and child populations.
of the study showed that the dietary intake of the respondents was generally unbalanced, and the dietary nutritional intake of most of the breast mothers in the interview needed to be improved urgently. Among them, the consumption of vegetables, fruits, fish, shrimp, shellfish, milk and dairy products by dairy mothers in urban and rural areas was lower than the recommended level of the Chinese Nutrition Society, and the underemployment of such foods in rural areas was more serious, especially fruits and vegetables, with more than 92% of the breast milk intakes interviewed falling below the recommended values, which meant that dietary fiber intake was not optimistic. At the same time, nearly 90 percent of the breast milk mothers surveyed did not consume enough water, which would affect the amount of lactation.
study also found that the intake of major micronutrients, such as iron, calcium, iodine, zinc and some vitamins, which were necessary for breastfeeding in urban and rural areas, was low and did not meet the recommended standards;
Wang pointed out that during lactation, the daily energy demand of breast milk is higher than that of ordinary adult women, and the demand for trace elements such as vitamin A is even higher than during pregnancy. If breast milk intake is insufficient, there is a reduced risk of reduced breast milk quality, which in turn affects the health of infants and young children, which is mainly focused on trace elements, such as vitamin deficiencies that adversely affect infant health."We hope that this study will contribute to the development of more future policies, such as dietary guidelines, to draw attention to the problem of breast malnutrition in all sectors of society." Especially in rural areas, the overall dietary structure and intake of lactating mothers should be actively improved. Greg Ward, head of health nutrition and research innovation at Danon Newdishia Greater China, said.
Ward said Danon Newdishia's research was intended to provide Chinese users with more early nutrition solutions, and that professional research into Chinese mothers' feeding behavior and cognition could help further support and promote scientific breastfeeding. (Source: Zhao Guangli, China Science Journal)
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