The Chinese food pyramid

would love to see more details on this

From Beijing Today, Jan 18, 2008 edition

[url=http://bjtoday.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=27157290]New meal guide for Chinese residents[/url]

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By Jackie Zhang

The Ministry of Health released its 2007 Meal Guide for Chinese Residents Tuesday, which calls on people to balance their intake and get reasonable nourishment.

Unlike the last guide in 1997, the new guide recommends a specific quantity of snacks and at least 1.2 liters of water everyday.

It also recommends adults walk 6,000 steps per day and ingest 50 grams of coarse grain. It suggests eating less fried food, more light food and regular exercise can help prevent chronic diseases.

Many Chinese people lack various essential minerals, such as iron, Yang Xiaoguang, vice director of Chinese Nutrition Society, said. The rate of anemia is high. Some children and old people living in poor areas lack nutrition in general, but 20 percent of women and 15 percent of men have anemia because they are lacking iron specifically.

People are eating more and more fried food, and they absorb more fat but work less, Yang said. This has caused the rate of obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes to skyrocket.

The meal guide emphasizes these problems and offers suggestions for how people can change their dietary habits.

The report is available from the Ministry of Health’s website in Chinese at [url=http://www.moh.gov.cn/newshtml/20978.htm]http://moh.gov.cn/newshtml/20978.htm[/url]