THE STATUS AND TRENDS OF DIETARY NUTRIENTS INTAKE OF CHINESE POPULATION

Objective: To describe the status and trends of dietary nutrients intake of Chinese residents. Method: The 24-hour dietary recall method for 3 consecutive days was used to collect food intake information, except for the condiment intake, which was collected by weighting method, and the dietary nutrients intake was analyzed. Results: 23 470 households including 68 962 subjects were included. The average nutrients intake per reference man per day of Chinese people was energy 9.42 MJ(2 250. 5 kcal),protein 65.9 g, fat 76.2 g, retinol equivalent 469.2 μg, riboflavin 0.8mg, ascorbic acid 88.4mg, calcium 388.8mg, iron 23.2mg, zinc 11.3mg respectively. Conclusion: The dietary quality of Chinese residents was improved, but the main dietary problems still exist, such as the deficiency of calcium, retinol and ascorbic acid etc. There is significant difference between the urban and rural area, and the dietary quality among rural people should be improved.