Do you know that chronic diseases are quietly changing in our country?
The report on Nutrition and chronic Diseases of Chinese residents (2020) was published. The prevalence rate of hypercholesterolemia is 8.2 per 100 people, and the incidence of cancer among residents is 293.9 out of 100000. How to improve the ability of prevention and treatment of chronic diseases in our country? The total consumption of sugar is small, but the consumption of teenagers is high? Chinese people use salt very well, and the natural intake of salt itself is decreasing. More than 80% of households consume more than 25 grams of edible oil per person per day. So now both animal oil and vegetable oil consumption are on the rise. Chinese people's total sugar consumption is small, which is an important risk factor for disease. Especially for diseases with high burden, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, the consumption of vegetables and fruits in China is on the low side. Liang Xiaofeng, vice president and secretary general of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association: in developed countries, taxes may be increased on some harmful foods.
Recently, the relevant person in charge of the National Health Commission released the "report on Nutrition and chronic Diseases of Chinese residents (2020)" at a news conference of the State News Office. In this report, many data are closely related to our health status.
For example, the good news is that Chinese people have grown taller and definitely returned to the concept of being the first in East Asia. On the other hand, 50% of our residents are overweight and obese, which means that one of us must be overweight or obese.
There are also some very interesting statistics. For example, the number of Chinese drinking every day has changed from one in four to one in five now.
Another particularly important piece of data is the good news that the five-year survival rate of cancer has changed from a little more than 30% a decade ago to 40% now, which is a continuation of many people's lives.
The data here are very relevant to many of our chronic diseases. Let's take a look at them.
What is the current situation of chronic diseases in our country?
The prevalence rate of hypertension among residents aged 18 and above is 27.5 in 100 people and 11.9 in 100 people with diabetes. The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was 8.2 per 100, while the prevalence of COPD among residents over the age of 40 was 13.6, which was higher than the results released in 2015, and the incidence of cancer among residents was 293.9 out of 100000. It is also on the rise. How to improve the ability of prevention and treatment of chronic diseases in our country? It needs the concerted efforts of the government, the society and the individual.
How about the consumption of oil, salt and sugar in our country?
Bai Yansong: Chinese, the consumption of salt is decreasing, the consumption of oil is increasing, the total consumption of sugar is small, but the consumption of teenagers is high?
Liang Xiaofeng, vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association: judging from the usual monitoring, the situation of Chinese people's use of salt is very good. With the decrease of people's physical activity, the natural intake of salt itself is decreasing. The per capita daily consumption of salt dropped to less than 10 grams, which is a very good result. With regard to oil consumption, more than 80% of households consume more than 25 grams of edible oil per person per day. Especially for takeout, Sichuan food is the most ordered. One of the major characteristics of Sichuan food is a lot of oil, so now both animal oil and vegetable oil consumption are on the rise. The situation about sugar is more complicated. Chinese people's total sugar consumption is small, but teenagers prefer it. In sugary drinks with large consumption, you can't see sugar, but most of them are sweet. Therefore, there are problems with oil, salt and sugar, and further work needs to be done in the next piece of work.
Why is the obesity rate among teenagers on the rise?
Liang Xiaofeng, vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association: among the social determinants, eating, exercise, transportation and diet are all important risk factors for disease. Take the well-known chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and other high-burden diseases, the main problem is the imbalance between eating and exercise. Eat more and move less, and the energy supply drops from 2300 and 2400 calories to 2000 calories. Among them, there is another change in the content of eating-- more oil. In the last round, the national energy supply ratio did not reach 30%, only a few urban areas reached 30%, but now it is 34% in the whole country, and the rural area exceeds 30% for the first time. This shows that there is too much oil, less food and fewer vegetables. Another harmful factor, such as smoking, drinking and air pollution, is more serious in some places.
The consumption of vegetables and fruits in China is on the low side
Liang Xiaofeng, vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association: in developed countries, taxes may be increased on some harmful foods and prices on some beneficial foods should be reduced, and the government should subsidize them. This work is being done in some places in our country, but it is far from enough, especially the consumption of vegetables, fruits and dried fruits is still obviously on the low side in our country.
Tobacco control! Reduce the risk factors of chronic diseases
For the prevention and treatment of a variety of chronic diseases, in addition to constantly calling for and promoting healthy living, the prevention of the national system is the most important. For chronic diseases, early prevention, early detection, early intervention. In the future, how to establish a better prevention and control system? The whole government should be held responsible, such as tobacco control. China accounts for 44% of the world's tobacco production and consumption, and produces more tobacco than the next 29 countries combined.
Liang Xiaofeng, vice president and secretary general of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association: there are many social factors causing chronic diseases, and our air quality has improved significantly, which is inseparable from the efforts of industrial environmental protection departments. Recently, the Ministry of Education has also issued a series of regulations on student sports to get children moving. The whole government must take responsibility for a healthy China so that we can do a good job. As far as the health sector is concerned, prevention is the basic policy, especially for chronic diseases, it is necessary to prevent the risk factors that directly lead to chronic diseases. Tobacco control is a big task for our country. At present, China accounts for 44% of the world's tobacco production and consumption. The output of tobacco in one country is more than that in the next 29 countries combined. There is one smoker in two adult men. These are all things we need to improve. The good news is that the exposure rate of secondhand smoke has dropped from 72% to 68%, indicating that the measures taken by various localities have been effective, but there is still a long way to go. With regard to eating, some express delivery and takeout companies should guide and advocate how to reduce oil, salt and sugar, and the "three minus three health" should be implemented in every unit and every family.
What do families do to prevent chronic diseases?
Liang Xiaofeng, vice president and secretary general of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association: everyone is a member of the family, and the family atmosphere is very important. Some families are fat as a whole, and some are sturdy. This is not a genetic problem, but a lifestyle problem. Parents have a great influence on their children. The father wants to take the child out to do sports, while the mother should cook lighter, more vegetables, more meat and more milk. Therefore, most families do not understand, so the health department has to do a lot of publicity to introduce a healthy lifestyle to every family, which is our goal.
Patients with high blood pressure should pay attention!
Liang Xiaofeng, vice president and secretary general of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association: half of the people do not know that they have high blood pressure, half of them know that half of them may not be treated, and half of them may not be effective. The rest is that there is no way to adhere to the treatment. Because hypertension requires taking medicine for a long time, as a basic public health service, there is hypertension, but there are fewer doctors and more patients, and everyone's compliance is relatively poor. This is a more prominent problem now, and it is also an important factor in the high mortality rate of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in our country. Controlling blood pressure can control the occurrence of many diseases, especially the incidence, disability and death of stroke, which is a top priority.
The material life of Chinese residents has been continuously enriched in the past five years.
The average weight of men increased by 7 jin.
The average weight of women has increased by nearly 3.5 jin.
When you see this data,
People are concerned about how to embrace a healthier lifestyle in the future
Are you ready?
Source: CCTV network