Transition of dietary pattern in residents of urban and rural in Guangxi in 1959～2002

Objective To explore the transition of dietary pattern in residents of urban and rural in Guangxi in 1959-2002.Methods The data collected from 4 stages Guangxi nutrition survey(1959,1982,1992 and 2002) were analyzed to assess the trends of dietary pattern,nutrition deficiency,overnutrition-related chronic noncommunicable disease.Results The intake of animal food increased year by year and plant food descended slowly during 1959-2002 in Guangxi.Meat and poultry,fat and oil,fruits increased quickly,milk and dairy products,eggs,fish and shrimp,legumes and legumes products were lack,cereals descended slowly.The annual increase rate of fish and shrimp,eggs,milk and dairy products,vegetables,fruits in urban was higher than that in rural and the annual increase rate of meat and poultry in rural was higher than that in urban,the annual descend rate of cereals in rural was higher than that in urban,vegetables descend in rural was obvious during 1993-2002.The proportion of energy from fat reached 31.3%.Nutrition deficiency descend and overnutrition-related chronic non-communicable disease increased year by year.The rate of nutrition deficiency in rural was higher than that in urban and the rate of overnutrition-related chronic non-communicable disease in urban was higher than that in rural.Conclusion The dietary pattern of residents in Guangxi has already entered the quick transition stage.The development in urban and rural is imbalance and has been a very important critical period.Guangxi residents has a trend from low fat diet into high fat diet.