At the press conference, Li Bin, deputy director of National Health Commission, released the Report on Nutrition and Chronic Diseases of China Residents (2020).
According to the report, the dietary energy and the intake of protein, fat and carbohydrate are sufficient for urban and rural residents in China, and the intake of high-quality protein is increasing.
Introduction:
The average height of adults continues to increase. The average heights of men and women aged18-44 are 169.7 cm and 158.0 cm respectively, which are10.2 cm and 0.8 cm higher than the results released in 20 15 years, respectively, and the growth and development level of children and adolescents continues to improve. The height of boys and girls aged 6- 17 has increased in all age groups, with the average increase of 1.6 cm and 1.0 cm, respectively. The growth retardation rate of children under 6 years old has dropped below 7%, and the low weight rate has dropped below 5%, all of which have achieved the national planning goal in 2020.
In particular, the growth retardation of rural children has been fundamentally improved. The growth retardation rate of children under 6 years old in rural areas has decreased from 1 1.3% released in 20 15 to 5.8%, and that of children and adolescents aged 6- 17 has decreased from 4.7% to 2.2%.