The State Council held a press conference on the National Nutrition Plan (2017-2030). Photo by China Wang Zongchao
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the State Council Information Office held a press conference in the press room of the State Council Information Office at 10: 00 am, and invited Jin Xiaotao, deputy director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, to introduce the National Nutrition Plan (2017-2030) and answer questions from reporters.
[Host Attacks Yan Chun]
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the press conference of the State Council Information Office. Nutrition is a health problem that everyone is generally concerned about. Today, we are very pleased to invite Mr. Jin Xiaotao, deputy director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, to introduce the National Nutrition Plan (2017-2030) and answer your questions.
Xi Yanchun, deputy director of the State Council Information Bureau, presided over the press conference. China Wang Zongchao photo
Let’s first invite Mr. Jin Xiaotao to make an introduction.
[Jin Xiaotao, Deputy Director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission]
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. According to the arrangement of the conference, I will briefly introduce the National Nutrition Plan and the implementation led by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
The State Council, the CPC Central Committee, attaches great importance to nutrition, health and national nutrition. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that there is no overall well-off society without the health of the whole people. Nutrition is an important material basis of health, and national nutrition is related to the health of the whole people, the improvement of national quality, the development of economy and society and the promotion of the construction of a healthy China. The National Health and Family Planning Commission conscientiously studied and implemented the spirit of the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, put nutrition and health work in an important position in accordance with the overall arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, based on reality and with an eye to the future, and studied and drafted the National Nutrition Plan in conjunction with relevant departments.
This plan was released on July 13th with the State Council General Office (2017) No.60 document. At present, according to the requirements of the central government, our Committee is formulating an implementation plan, clarifying the division of responsibilities, and promoting the implementation of tasks to achieve practical results.
First, conscientiously implement the central decision-making and deployment, and clearly define the strategic positioning and specific path of promoting the "three-step" plan and action plan. The strategic orientation of "three steps": The first stage is to focus on people’s health at this stage, to strengthen the standardization construction of nutrition, health and food safety as the starting point, to solve the current outstanding problems, popularize the knowledge and response, improve the ability level, and initially realize the scientific and standardized nutrition and health. In the second stage, in view of the further improvement of people’s living standards and the diversified demand for nutrition and health. On the basis of scientific nutrition, with the help of cloud computing, big data and the Internet, we will promote the development of health industry and nutrition industry, provide modern, accurate, scientific and convenient nutrition and health, and realize the precision and modernization of nutrition and health. In the third stage, facing the healthy development of national nutrition in the future, relying on scientific and technological progress and innovation, we will promote the integrated and innovative development of nutritional health and scientific and technological revolution, new biological revolution, artificial intelligence, holographic digital people, learning and computer deep learning, and realize the intelligence and personalization of national nutrition health. To achieve five combinations: the combination of phased promotion and hierarchical action; The combination of gradual effectiveness and distribution; Step by step and step by step; The combination of safety, efficiency, convenience and benefit to the people; The combination of merit in the present and benefit in the future.
Jin Xiaotao, Deputy Director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission
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Second, to serve the Chinese dream of building a healthy China and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and to create a new situation of national nutrition and health work with great nutrition, great health, great integration and great development. First, adhere to the problem-oriented, highlight the nutrition based on food safety, and take effective measures and comprehensive measures to improve food safety and nutritional quality in view of the interweaving of national nutritional health and food safety issues, the coexistence of insufficient nutrition and excessive nutrition, and the imbalance of nutrition, which increases health risks and brings about changes in the disease spectrum, making chronic diseases such as gout and diabetes, which were rare in the past, frequently occur. Guide the public to optimize consumption, eat safely, nutritionally, enjoyably and healthily, and realize safe, nutritious, enjoyable, healthy and scientific nutrition.
Second, adhere to the goal-oriented, on the basis of solving the traditional nutritional problems such as anemia, growth retardation and obesity, put forward the work goals for 2020 and 2030. Forward-looking consideration of the future development trend of nutrition and health and scientific and technological revolution, attention should be paid to the impact of national nutrition on the environment, physiology, psychology and society, and by improving nutrition policies and regulations, strengthening the formulation of food nutrition and health standards, strengthening the popularization of nutrition and health and public consumption knowledge, strengthening the service system and personnel training, and constantly improving the level of scientific, accurate and intelligent nutrition services to help practice great health.
Third, adhere to demand-oriented, provide personalized services, and enhance people’s sense of acquisition. With the economic and social development and the further improvement of people’s living standards, the dietary structure and nutritional needs have undergone diversified new changes. The broad masses of people expect that they can not only keep their nutritional health unaffected, but also enjoy the nutritional health needs with China characteristics such as delicious food, traditional flavor and food maintenance. At the same time, it puts forward more requirements for leisure, sports, fitness, weight loss, tourism, clinic and nutrition and health needs of different people, different working conditions, living conditions and living conditions. Therefore, we should make comprehensive efforts to promote innovation and integration, and realize different, diversified and personalized supply and consumption integration of nutrition, health preservation and sports health.
Fourth, adhere to innovation-oriented, make full use of big data and informatization, and help the nutrition and health industry and all work flourish. The Plan pays attention to the guidance and promotion of modern science and technology and new development concepts to nutrition work, accelerates the transformation of agriculture, food processing industry and catering industry to nutrition, and promotes industrial upgrading and innovative development of nutrition and health work. With the holographic digital artificial model, we will promote the "nutrition and health+Internet" service, realize the precise and intelligent nutrition action under the guidance of science and technology, upgrade the supply level and consumption, promote the great development of the ability and level of nutrition work and the sense of mass gain, and form a new pattern of nutrition and health work.
We believe that with the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and the strong cooperation of various ministries and governments at all levels, a brand-new new situation of nutrition and health with government guidance, market allocation, social interaction and innovation sharing will certainly be formed, thus contributing to the construction of a healthy China and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and welcoming the victory of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with excellent results. Thank you all.
Now I’d like to answer your questions.
[Host Attacks Yan Chun]
Thanks to Mr. Jin Xiaotao for his introduction. Let’s enter the Q&A session. As a rule, please inform your news organization before asking questions.
CCTV reporter asked questions.
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[CCTV reporter]
At present, most people in China have solved the problem of food and clothing. What is the practical significance of the National Nutrition Plan? In addition, overnutrition and micronutrient deficiency have become an important problem, as well as the problems of teenagers. What are the countermeasures?
"Jin Xiaotao"
Thank you. This question just raised by CCTV reporter is also a major problem formed on the basis of investigation and analysis before the National Nutrition Plan was written, so the Plan was also fully discussed. With China’s economic and social development and the rapid improvement of people’s living standards, we are faced with these problems that existed in many developed countries decades ago and now. In addition, our country’s economic and social development is unbalanced, food safety issues are intertwined with nutrition and health issues, and nutrition deficiency and nutrition surplus are intertwined. Therefore, people all over the country are very concerned about food nutrition and health.
After our investigation and analysis of this problem, it is true that there are some "chubby children" in cities now, and the nutrition problem of primary and secondary school students has been put on the agenda. The State Council leaders of the CPC Central Committee attached great importance to this. Therefore, what we advocate and demand now is how to set up our nutrition and health standards first, publicize the important contents of nutrition and health to the whole people through legislation, policies and regulations, how to improve the nutrition supply and the intake, absorption and digestion of food nutrition through the improvement of the usual dietary nutrition ability, and how to realize the government guidance and responsibility through the decomposition and implementation of the tasks of the National Nutrition Plan, including agriculture, food, sports general administration, science and technology, education, etc. Thank you.
A reporter from CCTV English Channel asked questions.
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[CCTV English Channel reporter]
Many consumers pay more attention to nutrition in daily life, and they will also complain that they can’t buy relevant nutritious food in the market. Excuse me, what are the considerations in this regard in the Plan? Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
I would like to ask Liu Jinfeng, Director of the Food Department, to answer this question.
Liu Jinfeng, Director of Food Safety Standards and Monitoring and Evaluation Department of the National Health Planning Commission
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[Liu Jinfeng, Director of Food Safety Standards and Monitoring and Evaluation Department of the National Health and Family Planning Commission]
Thank you for your question. Just now, Director Jin mentioned in his introduction and the first question that there is a criterion for judging whether the so-called nutrition is nutrition, which is also emphasized in this plan. We should carry out risk monitoring and evaluation of food safety, find hidden dangers first, and then evaluate them to understand its nutritional status and nutritional value. On this basis, the formulation of nutrition and health standards is from the perspective of our government and technology. On the second level, the enterprise should produce and process according to the standard, and keep its nutrients from being lost or reduced. On the third level, the public should know this information, and through risk communication and popular science education, and at the same time strengthen nutrition labeling, let the people and the public know how to choose and identify nutritious food and eat nutritious food, and through the interaction between the government, enterprises and the public, this goal can be achieved. Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
Just now, Director Liu Jinfeng and the reporter spoke completely. It is true that there are fish in the market, which are called nutrition, and may also involve safety issues, which must attract our attention. The source also lies in production enterprises, so accelerating the development of nutrition industry and health industry is also an important way to solve the problem. That’s all I have to add. Thank you.
[People’s Daily reporter]
This nutrition plan puts forward six major actions. Why did you choose these six major actions? What is the meaning? What measures will be taken to implement these six actions in the next step?
"Jin Xiaotao"
Thank you. I think this question is answered by Yan Weixing, deputy director of the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center and deputy secretary of the Party Committee who participated in the preparation of the plan.
Yan weixing, deputy director of the national food safety and risk assessment center
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[Yan Weixing, Deputy Director of the National Center for Food Safety Risk and Assessment]
Thank you for your question. Nutrition involves many issues. In this plan, we focus on building a healthy China, so we consider the whole life cycle and the whole process of health. Basically, we divide people into six groups. You can see from this plan why there are six actions, from the first 1000 days of life to teenagers to the elderly, and so on. We take corresponding intervention measures to solve the nutritional problems of different groups of people. Taken together, for the nutrition and health of our whole population, and for the construction of a healthy China, some health problems brought by nutrition and food safety will be solved. So focus on deploying these six actions.
"Jin Xiaotao"
Our six major actions are mainly aimed at solving the outstanding problems at this stage. In fact, on the basis of the implementation of the National Nutrition Plan and the decomposition of the action plan, there will be related more detailed action plans, which will be announced to the public at that time. In a word, this event is not only six actions, but also covers the whole population and the whole life cycle, including the nutritional guarantee and health guarantee embodied in all aspects of production and life. That’s all I have to add. Thank you.
[Host Attacks Yan Chun]
I understand that the National Nutrition Plan is also a plan formed by mobilizing resources and strength from all sides. Today, some experts from participating departments and related parties were invited to attend the conference. If the reporter asks relevant questions, Director Jin will also ask some relevant departments to answer them. Keep asking questions.
Phoenix TV reporter asked questions
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[Phoenix TV reporter]
In the National Nutrition Plan, what is the relationship between the government and the market? Is it led by the government or spontaneously done by enterprises? In addition, I read in the materials that it will focus on the development of nutrition and health industries. What will be the impact on industries or enterprises that may not be so nutritious and healthy? Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
Just now, a reporter from Phoenix.com asked a very good question, which should be fully explained in the plan and action plan. Indeed, the State Council attaches great importance to the writing and publication of the National Nutrition Plan. Now it is published to the world in the form of document No.60 of the General Office of the State Council, which shows that the China government attaches great importance to the national nutrition and healthy China construction and the realization of future goals. In fact, looking at all countries in the world, this practice in our country is also ahead. In the implementation of this plan and action plan, we should emphasize the guidance of the government and give the laws, regulations, standards and related knowledge and capabilities to the masses. I also used a word "should know and should know". Under the guidance of the government, we should also pay attention to the interaction among the government, the market and the society. In the process of allocating resources and implementing government requirements, the market knows what products are most suitable for the public in China and the promotion of nutrition and health. In this case, the allocation of market resources will actively focus on improving the nutritional health and diversified needs of the people.
In addition, governments at all levels, societies and associations from all walks of life and all social groups and social subjects concerned about national nutrition and health are indispensable in social interaction. Only through interaction can the requirements of the country, the deployment of the government and the signals of the market be transmitted to the whole society, thus forming a good situation of social interaction, joint construction and open sharing. At the same time, in terms of investing and promoting the development of health industry and nutrition industry, the situation is also very good now. Many enterprises have invested more enthusiasm and attention in health industry and nutrition health industry in the face of structural adjustment, new normal and new economic kinetic energy growth. I think a brand-new situation will certainly emerge after all parties gather their strength. Fundamentally speaking, the problems of nutritional products appear in production, and high-quality products are also produced by enterprises, so the implementation of the National Nutrition Plan and the good industrial development are an important key link. Thank you.
[Southern Metropolis Daily reporter]
Just now, Director Jin mentioned that the first step is to complete the standardization of nutrition plan. Everyone thinks that standards used to be the most basic requirement for food safety in terms of quality and safety. What is the system of nutrition and health standards? I’d like you to tell us about the items and plans of nutrition and health standards, and when the first task can be completed. Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
Just now, I introduced the first step of standardization and scientization of nutrition and health. This time period is from the time when we promulgated the document to the end of 2020, that is, before we realize a well-off society in an all-round way. Because in recent years, our National Health and Family Planning Commission has established a large number of food safety standards according to the requirements of food safety standards monitoring and evaluation, and at the same time, it has made good basic preparations for monitoring food exposure, food consumption and related conditions in various provinces and regions, including dietary surveys. It is estimated that before 2020, the foods consumed most by the people will be listed as related items of nutrition and health standards, and we will strive to gradually establish and improve them in a few years, so as to achieve standards for production, diet and clinic in the future, including standards for all kinds of people in the six major actions. For example, specific restrictions on salt and sugar are now under study. We will strengthen our work in these areas and complete their implementation as soon as possible, so as to lay a good foundation for the implementation and action of the National Nutrition Plan. Thank you.
[Economic Daily reporter]
We are concerned that this Nutrition Plan has put forward many hard targets, such as reducing the per capita anemia rate. Can you tell us what is the scientific basis for putting forward these targets and how to achieve them?
"Jin Xiaotao"
I would like to ask Professor Yan Weixing, deputy director of the evaluation center, to introduce the scientific basis and several specific hard indicators to you.
Yan weixing
A series of indicators formulated by our whole plan were decided after extensive consultation and expert argumentation on the basis of detailed, scientific and research investigations. In the whole process of setting planning indicators, we pay attention to several aspects of thinking. First, pay special attention to the scientific laws of nutrition and health. Second, pay special attention to some outstanding nutritional problems currently facing. For example, there was a national nutrition survey in 2002. At that time, the anemia rate of pregnant women was nearly 30%. Through continuous efforts, the survey results released in 2015 showed that the anemia rate of pregnant women was about 17%. This time, the target for 2020 is 15%, and it is hoped that it will be reduced by 5% by 2030, which fully considers the reality. Thirdly, the existing technology, capability and the feasibility of achieving this goal are fully considered, and of course, some successful international experiences and practices are also used for reference. Therefore, the setting of the whole index is based on this premise, considering science and feasibility in an all-round way, and finally achieving this goal through the joint efforts of all parties. Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
I want to add one point to this question. Regarding the setting of hard indicators, both in the process of expert investigation and in the discussion of the first party group of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, because the design of indicators should be based and achievable, the situation introduced by Director Yan just now is also a good response. Moreover, with the deepening of nutrition and health work and the implementation of the plan, there will be some adjustments and changes in the system construction of this indicator. For example, the nutritional situation of some foods may be very different from the past. Including food intake and nutrient absorption, including other aspects, such as feed structure, food structure and ecological environment, there will be some technical indicators to reflect in the future. These systematic indicators will be continuously introduced with the implementation of the plan and the advancement of the work. Therefore, we expect these indicators to appear as soon as possible through the efforts of all parties to guide and meet the actual needs of national nutrition and health.
[Xinhua News Agency reporter]
Nowadays, Chinese people pay great attention to health care. What is the difference and connection between the traditional diet health care and the nutrition proposed now? There are many misunderstandings about health preservation, and there are many "pseudo-experts" in the society now. Has the National Nutrition Plan put forward some targeted suggestions to solve these problems? Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
Please ask Deputy Director Zhang Leishi to introduce this problem to you.
Zhang Leishi, Deputy Director of the Department of Food Safety Standards and Monitoring and Evaluation of the National Health Planning Commission
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[Zhang Leishi, Deputy Director of Food Safety Standards and Monitoring and Evaluation Department of the National Health and Family Planning Commission]
TCM health preservation should be said to be a unique health preservation method in China, and it is also a summary of the experience of China people in preventing diseases and prolonging life for five thousand years, and it is also a treasure of Chinese traditional culture. As we all know, food is the most important thing for the people. In the traditional definition of nutrition in China, "camp" means seeking, and "nurturing" means preserving health. Dietotherapy is an effective way to seek human health together. Therefore, dietotherapy, as an important part of TCM health care, can provide personalized food care guidance for different groups of people, principles and taboos of different regions and seasons, functional attributes of food collocation, "dual use of food and medicine", functional compatibility of ingredients and technical methods. Dietotherapy and modern health preservation will play a complementary role in meeting the growing nutritional and health needs of the people. Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
Just now, Director Zhang gave a brief answer, and I would like to add one point. Traditional Chinese medicine is unique to China, but there are similar cases in some countries in the world. Just now, this reporter mentioned that there is indeed information confusion in dietotherapy and health care, and there have also been some incidents that infringe on consumers’ rights and interests, including the so-called masters, loach treatments and mung bean treatments that have been disclosed before. These problems need to be solved, so there is a special section in the National Nutrition Plan to describe it and tell you clearly the future development direction and practice of this matter.
Dietotherapy has a rich tradition in China and has different regional styles for thousands of years. It has made great contributions to the health problems of the Chinese nation, nutrition problems and the reproduction of the times, which cannot be underestimated. However, how to get rid of its dross, how to avoid excessive profit-seeking in modern society, and the phenomenon that the main nutrients are shoddy and fake, need to be implemented in cooperation with relevant departments in the process of implementing the plan and decomposing the action plan. For example, the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has conducted research on these matters, including some new progress since the formal implementation of the TCM Law this year. Therefore, I thank you for this very good question, and I also hope that media reporters will pay close attention to it and the whole society will interact with each other to do a good job in this important event of common concern to the people of China. I believe that with the implementation of the National Nutrition Plan, the interaction of various departments and the joint efforts of the whole society, this matter will certainly develop in a direction that is beneficial to the national health and nutrition work. Thank you.
[Science and Technology Daily reporter]
I am concerned that the National Nutrition Plan is very forward-looking, which includes making the plan forward-looking through scientific and technological guidance. You also mentioned the technology of holographic digital people. Please tell us how holographic digital people play a role in this process, including big data can also subdivide people and provide personalized nutrition plans. Please also talk about this. Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
Thank you, reporter of Science and Technology Daily. In three words, I never leave my line, and I have brought up the most cutting-edge science and technology. As you all know, on June 21st, 2016, the General Office of the State Council issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting and Standardizing the Development of Big Data Application in Health Care with Document No.47 of 2016, which was also published by me here and interviewed by CCTV reporters. We have introduced the relationship between the application and development of health care big data and our national nutrition and health work on many occasions. Nutrition is indispensable to health, which is the most important material foundation of health. Therefore, the results since the national pilot project of big data application development in health care show that in the process of grasping a national center, seven regional centers and X application development centers, as well as the construction of industrial parks, we have incorporated the development of food safety, nutrition and health industries into an important part of the development of health industries. According to our experts’ prediction, the development of health industry will reach 17 trillion US dollars in the future to around 2035, and of course, it will be around 100 billion yuan when multiplied by the price at that time. This industry will probably account for about half of GDP by then, and all the development of nutrition industry proposed by the national nutrition plan will also occupy a large share in this.
Holographic digital people are around the application of big data in health care. Now, this model will be accelerated with the gathering of big data. Big data gathering and the construction of a national center and seven regional centers I just introduced will be fully completed in 2020, and data collection will begin this year. Yesterday, just at the meeting of directors of the National Health Planning Commission, the connectivity between the national national health information platform and the provinces was demonstrated. The problem platform for reporting data has been solved, and the main responsible person for reporting data is the health and family planning commissions of the provinces. Holographic digital human is to visualize all cases in our big data center, and at the same time, it can provide you with all kinds of vital signs, all kinds of special omics data and all kinds of image materials, including all the data generated in production and life. If we can catch them, we can provide you with accurate and reliable health and medical tips. Therefore, for holographic digital people, the future and nutrition and health, as described in an article, will remind you of today’s itinerary, your physical condition, the work intensity you can adapt to and other aspects at the beginning of the morning, so that you can remind them at every moment, if you need to remind them at any time or for a special reason (as for how to operate in the future and what kind of model, we are still studying). The important role of holographic digital people in our nutrition and health in the future,And the new biological revolution and new technological revolution, which are further developed, promote the latest progress of human health and longevity, and give you more precise and personalized guidance under the intelligent situation. Just like Industrial Manufacturing 4.0, that is, flexible production, individual orders, personalization and precision. At that time, our medical service level can be improved to a very precise and personalized angle.
Therefore, the application of holographic digital people will bring us a brand-new feeling in nutrition and health. At the same time, using cloud computing, big data, computer deep learning and artificial intelligence, we will also have an assessment of everyone’s current nutrition and health, and the future needs and requirements of different age groups along with the life cycle are different. Just like the ladies and gentlemen present here are very young, your nutritional needs are very strong, and your metabolic immunity is in a very good stage. At this time, if the nutritional supply is insufficient, it will also cause many problems. I’m here to advise you not to wait for the precise nutrition of big data to pay attention to the nutrition problem. Now I’ll tell you one of the simplest good ways of nutrition, that is, eat everything, and don’t eat much, so as to ensure that you are both nutritious and safe, obey the needs of your own bodies and achieve the goal of health. Thank you.
[Guangming Daily reporter]
At present, there are more than 200 million primary and secondary school students in our country, and their catering and nutritional status during their school days has been widely concerned by the society. I would like to ask what problems exist in the catering and nutrition of students at school, and what measures will be taken by the Nutrition Plan to improve this situation? Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
This is a very good question, because primary and secondary school students are in the adolescent stage, in our folk words, just when they are growing up, so the supply and guarantee of nutrition, the balance of nutrition and science are very important. It does not mean that big fish and big meat have nutrition if they eat well, nor does it mean that vegetables, plants and proteins can sum up everything, because everyone has different absorption of nutrition. For example, the problem of protein, the foundation of life, the problem of fat, all kinds of vitamins and cellulose, and even some people have expanded nutrients to six categories, including drinking water, because it is indispensable, and people themselves contain a very large proportion of water. Recently, at a special committee meeting in Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the central leadership also expressed concern and made important instructions, and the Supreme Leader General Secretary personally made important instructions, which were very profound. How to implement the instructions of the central leading comrades is very important.
Primary and secondary school students are now in poverty-stricken areas, and later developed into contiguous poverty-stricken areas, and there is a lunch supply. Let me take this example to talk about the shortage of lunch supply. Last year, I accompanied leading comrades to a province to see it, and I ate in the canteens of primary and secondary schools. As far as poverty-stricken areas are concerned, I feel much better than before, and the school where we eat is very serious, and there are full-time canteen chefs to serve lunch. This is of course a good side, which provides certain conditions for the nutritional guarantee of primary and secondary school students and their health. However, we also know that there are still some primary and secondary schools that can’t provide nutritious lunches specially. Even if the canteen itself is a box lunch, the delicious, hot and nutritious lunches supplied by suppliers or even the fast food like biscuits are used instead, it has not been fully implemented to promote this work. Therefore, what we should do together with the Ministry of Education now is to solve these problems, comprehensively promote the implementation of nutritious lunches, and secondly, the standards and specific supply methods for nutritious lunches. For example, the problem in nutrition package, such as the situation of nutrition standards, is how to provide a delicious and relatively nutritious lunch for teenagers with limited funds.
With our joint efforts, we will do better and better in this respect, and at the same time lay a more solid foundation for the implementation of the National Nutrition Plan and the guarantee of health. Thank you.
[china national radio reporter]
I am concerned about nutrition talents. Because some people in the society now call themselves nutritionists, but they are not very professional, and the implementation of the nutrition plan will definitely require a lot of nutrition talents. How to deploy and implement the plan in this respect?
"Jin Xiaotao"
Please ask the comrades in the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to answer this question first.
Tao Lili, Deputy Director of occupational skill testing authority, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
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[Tao Lili, Deputy Director of occupational skill testing authority, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security]
I was thinking about this problem when Director Jin introduced the nutrition plan just now. In the past, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has done some work in talent building in food production, inspection and nutrition guidance, and will continue to strengthen this work in the future. For example, in the field of food inspection and guidance, professions such as food inspectors, public nutritionists and health instructors have all set up professional qualifications. At present, the State Council has cancelled 434 professional qualifications in seven batches. At present, when building a list of professional qualifications, we will also give full consideration to some occupations that are closely related to people’s lives and health.
Thank you.
"Jin Xiaotao"
Just now, the comrades in the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security introduced it very well. Add something to this question. From the analysis of the current situation, there is a shortage of nutritious and healthy talents, compared with the population of more than 1.3 billion and the future population peak may reach 1.45 billion. Of course, the economic development and social progress of our country and the improvement of people’s living standards have put forward huge demands for talents in all fields, including the talents of health care big data and cross-border talents I just mentioned. However, nutrition and health management talents are indeed a very important aspect of implementing plans and action plans at present.
We will aim at these problems. First, we will implement the State Council’s "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services". Just now, the comrades of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security introduced that more than 400 original qualification training awards have been cancelled. However, we will strengthen training for nutrition and health professionals such as nutritionists. The professional and technical qualifications I am talking about are the job series of engineers, nutritionists and senior nutritionists, such as directors and journalists. It is necessary for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Education, the National Health and Family Planning Commission and other ministries and commissions to work together to do a good job in education and training, and strive for a large number of such talents to adapt to the implementation of the National Nutrition Plan and the needs of future nutrition and health work.
Secondly, dietitians and health managers with professional qualifications also play an important role in the grassroots and society. But at present, the training in this area is not enough. Therefore, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and we will certainly work together to do a better job in this area. At the same time, to overcome or avoid just passing short-term training, paying a little money and then getting a certificate, we must resolutely overcome this situation.
Third, the nutrition knowledge, health knowledge and capacity building level of China citizens. Nowadays, it is very important to cook at home. Some diseases, apart from familial genetic and genetic problems, sometimes have an impact on the family’s diet structure. For example, the food is too salty. Therefore, the cook should first popularize all aspects of knowledge, familiarize himself with the nutrition and health problems of the whole family and make them reasonable in all aspects.
In addition, every citizen of our country should strengthen the study of nutrition and health knowledge. The "should know and should know" just now is preliminary. We should not only know and should know, but also improve our ability and level. As I said earlier, the diet in China is very complicated. There used to be eight major cuisines, but now there are more. Every family is different. Why is mother’s taste the best? Because your taste buds have adapted to your mother’s recipe since childhood. How to popularize knowledge in such a complicated situation? When we were discussing it, we also said that it was more comfortable to limit salt and sugar. When we were young, it was a pleasure to have a penny to buy a piece of sugar in our mouth. But now, with the enrichment of people’s nutrition, there is no shortage of nutrition. The issue of sugar restriction will be put on the agenda, and we can feel that sugar is too sweet when we go abroad. Limit salt and sugar. Salt is delicious. Without salt, nothing can be fresh. But how to control it in a reasonable state and how to meet our requirements step by step are some basic knowledge that should be popularized to the people repeatedly. But it is very difficult to change the taste. Beijing has used a small spoon to control the salt content. Therefore, I think the question just raised is very good. What I want to add is that we have to make greater efforts in giving knowledge, cultivating professionals and all aspects. Only in this way can the National Nutrition Plan be well implemented and the action plan achieve better results. I also hope that everyone will work together to make greater contributions to the improvement of our nutrition and health work and the construction of a healthy China, and greet the victory of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with excellent results. Thank you.
[Host Attacks Yan Chun]
In less than an hour today, 10 reporters raised more than 10 questions, which shows that everyone is very concerned about nutrition. I feel special thanks to Director Jin, including the colleagues and experts who took part in the questions and answers. They were very professional and detailed, especially for Director Jin’s simple answers. I think journalists should have a deeper understanding of this issue, and welcome everyone to continue to pay attention to this plan. In the process of implementation and promotion, if you have any questions, you are very welcome to continue to contact the Information Office of the Health Planning Commission.
Today’s press conference is over, thank you again, and thank you, Director Jin.
