Journal
OBESITY REVIEWS
Volume 15, Issue -, Pages 16-26Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12124
Keywords
diet trends; urbanicity; food system; China
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Funding
- National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Carolina Population Center [5 R24 HD050924]
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- NIH [R01-HD30880, DK056350, R24 HD050924, R01-HD38700]
- Fogarty International Center, NIH
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Ministry of Health
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [R24HD050924, R01HD030880] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [R01HD038700] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER [D43TW007709, D43TW009077] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [P30DK056350] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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China's food consumption patterns and eating and cooking behaviours changed dramatically between 1991 and 2011. Macronutrient composition has shifted towards fats, and protein and sodium intakes remain high and potassium intake low. The rapid decline in intake of coarse grains and, later, of refined grains and increases in intake of edible oils and animal-source foods accompanied by major eating and cooking behaviour shifts are leading to what might be characterized as an unhealthy Western type of diet, often based on traditional recipes with major additions and changes. The most popular animal-source food is pork, and consumption of poultry and eggs is increasing. The changes in cooking and eating styles include a decrease in the proportion of food steamed, baked, or boiled, and an increase in snacking and eating away from home. Prior to the last decade, there was essentially no snacking in China except for hot water or green tea. Most recently, the intake of foods high in added sugar has increased. The dietary shifts are affected greatly by the country's urbanization. The future, as exemplified by the diet of the three mega cities, promises major growth in consumption of processed foods and beverages.
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