Journal of Community Nutrition
- Volume 3 Issue 1
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- Pages.3-7
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- 2001
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- 1229-540X(pISSN)
Surveillance and Improvement of Children′s Nutritional Status in China (1990-1995)
- Fengying, Zhai (Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medictine Beijing China) ;
- Yuna, He (Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medictine Beijing China) ;
- Keyou, Ge (Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medictine Beijing China)
- Published : 2001.07.01
Abstract
The paper presented the effect of Surveillance and Improvement of Children's Nutritional Status in China The survery was conducted in 101 relatively poor counties in 27 provinces in 199-, 1993 and 1995 respectively. Physical measurement and blood biochemisty was take for 86, 397 children aged under five years. The intervention activities were carried out for 5 year in those 101 counties, e. g. nutrition education promotion of food production family poultry and livestock raising soybean production and utilization home gardening, nutrition food development for children Having the above mentioned measures the prevalence of stunting dropped by 21% wasting decreased by 25% and anemia lowered by 49% during 5 years It is suggested that it should be carried out continuously and promotion efforts should be intensified so as to reach the goal of improving children's nutritional status.