Nutritional situation of Beijing residents.

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dc.contributor.authorZhao, X Hen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T16:08:19Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T16:08:19Z
dc.date.issued1992-03-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractBeijing is the capital of China with the population of 10.32 million in 1990 and the area of 1687.8 km2. It is the economic and cultural center of the country. Since the founding of new China, the development of Beijing city has been very fast. The gross national product (GNP) of Beijing in 1988 is 2.78 times the average GNP of the whole country. The sanitary institution has increased 71 times from 1949 to 1989. The prevalence of infectious diseases decreased significantly. The infant mortality is 11.6 per thousand approaching the figure of developed countries. The main food products increased rapidly. The grain, meat and egg increased from 100.7 kg and 0.48 kg per capita per year in 1949 to 217.1 kg and 20.17 kg in 1988 respectively. The food consumption of residents have been increasing consistently with the increasing of food production in Beijing. The food available in Beijing is well both in quantity and in quality. The results of the nutritional survey in 1985 showed that the daily average energy intake was 2549 kcal per capita. The average protein intake was 70g per person per day. The fat intake as the percentage of the total energy was 25.7. The average nutrients intake of Beijing residents meets the Chinese RDA basically. The nutritional status of people living in the city is good in general. But there are still some nutritional problem exist. Zn and Fe deficiencies anemia are common in infants and children along with the decreasing rate of breast feeding. Riboflavin, Zn and Ca intakes are inadequate in a lot of adults and the elderly.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)en_US
dc.description.affiliationInstitute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZhao XH. Nutritional situation of Beijing residents. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1992 ; 23 Suppl 3(): 65-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/34505
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAnemia, Hypochromic --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshBreast Feedingen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshChina --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFood Services --trendsen_US
dc.subject.meshFood, Fortifieden_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshNutrition Disorders --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshNutrition Surveysen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancyen_US
dc.subject.meshRickets --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Populationen_US
dc.subject.meshVitamin D Deficiency --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshZinc --deficiencyen_US
dc.titleNutritional situation of Beijing residents.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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