Slow growth rate for rural children in China city | 3-4 | rural children nutrition | city _ news

February 10 national health maternal and child health family planning Commission Director Zhang shikun said today that the current nutritional status of children in China there is a marked difference between town and country and regional disparities, especially in rural poor areas children's nutrition problems are more severe in rural areas, rates of low birth weight and growth retardation in children 3-4 times the rate for urban areas.

National Health Planning Commission today held a regular press conference, about the National Conference on health and family planning and work in 2014, and child nutrition in poor areas improve project implementation.

Zhang shikun noted that the nutritional status of children is the most sensitive indicator measure the nutritional status of the population as a whole, is also the basis of population quality. International usually on the nutritional status of children under the age of 5 as a measure of a country's economic and social development indicators as important issues of concern for human survival and development. The international community has more and more attention to early childhood nutrition.

Introduce Zhang shikun, research has shown that, in the first 1000 days of life, from maternal and child nutrition during pregnancy to age 2 can affect human health. This period of good nutrition, can promote children's physical and mental development, enhance immunity, reduce the incidence of birth defects and reduce susceptibility to disease. Malnutrition during this period children's short-and long-term harm, are irreversible and irreparable. Recent crimes against mainly physical and mental retardation, increased morbidity and mortality, and long-term hazards is primarily intellectual development lagged behind, studying and working down, suffering from cardiovascular disease, increased risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure.

Zhang shikun said, China is now the nutritional status of children there is an obvious difference between town and country and regional disparities, particularly in poor areas of child nutrition problems are more severe in rural areas. Rates of low birth weight and growth retardation in children in rural areas is approximately 3-4 times in urban areas, and twice times the depressed rural areas and for rural, in 2010, there were 20% children under 5 years old in the poor areas growth retardation; six months rural prevalence of anaemia in children up to age 6-12, 13-24 is 20.5% the prevalence of anaemia in young children. The nutritional status of rural children in poor areas in need of improvement.

(Original title: child nutrition problems growth retardation in rural China 3-4 times the rate for the city)

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中国农村儿童生长迟缓率为城市3-4倍|农村儿童|营养|城市_新闻资讯

　　中新网2月10日电 国家卫生计生委妇幼健康司司长张世琨今日表示，中国目前儿童营养状况还存在明显的城乡差异和地区差异，特别是贫困地区的农村儿童营养问题更为突出，农村地区儿童低体重率和生长迟缓率约为城市地区的3-4倍。

　　国家卫生计生委今日举行例行发布会，介绍全国卫生计生工作会议情况和2014年工作要点，以及贫困地区儿童营养改善项目实施情况。

　　张世琨指出，儿童的营养状况是衡量整个人群营养状况的最敏感指标，也是人口素质的基础。国际上通常将5岁以下儿童营养状况作为衡量一个国家经济社会发展的重要指标，作为关系人类生存与发展的重要问题给予关注。国际社会也越来越重视儿童的早期营养工作。

　　张世琨介绍，有研究表明，在生命最初的1000天，即从怀孕到2岁期间的母婴营养会影响人一生的健康。这一时期良好的营养，可以促进儿童体格和脑发育，增强免疫力，降低出生缺陷发生率，降低对疾病的易感性。而这一时期营养不良给儿童带来的近期和远期危害，都是不可逆转、不可弥补的。近期危害主要是体格和智力发育迟缓，患病率和死亡率增加；远期危害主要是智力发育滞后，学习和工作能力下降，患心血管疾病、糖尿病、高血压等慢性疾病的风险增加。

　　张世琨称，中国目前儿童营养状况还存在明显的城乡差异和地区差异，特别是贫困地区的农村儿童营养问题更为突出。农村地区儿童低体重率和生长迟缓率约为城市地区的3-4倍，而贫困地区农村又为一般农村的2倍，2010年贫困地区尚有20%的5岁以下儿童生长迟缓；6-12月龄农村儿童贫血患病率高达28.2%，13-24月龄儿童贫血患病率为20.5%。贫困地区农村儿童的营养状况亟需改善。

(原标题：中国农村儿童营养问题突出 生长迟缓率为城市3-4倍)

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2014年02月10日10:26
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