[National Healthy Lifestyle Day Promotion Month] "Three minus three health" core information, you ask and I answer

1. What is a healthy lifestyle?

A healthy lifestyle refers to a healthy and habitual way of behavior, which is mainly manifested in a regular life, no bad habits, a reasonable diet, moderate exercise, no smoking, no alcoholism, mental balance, and adequate Sleep, pay attention to personal hygiene, maintain environmental hygiene, etc.

Each of us should establish a scientific concept of health, enhance health awareness, actively learn health knowledge and skills, develop healthy behaviors, practice a healthy lifestyle, and be the first person responsible for our own health.

2. What is the National Healthy Lifestyle Initiative? What is the National Healthy Lifestyle Day?

"National Healthy Lifestyle Action" was jointly initiated by the National Health Commission (formerly Ministry of Health) Disease Control Bureau, the National Office of Patriotic Health and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2007, to deal with chronic diseases The trend of rising rates, the nationwide health promotion action carried out in the entire population, and September 1 of each year is set as the "National Healthy Lifestyle Day". The content of the first phase of the action is the "healthy one two one" action, that is, "walking 10,000 steps a day, eating and moving two balances, healthy for a lifetime" . The second phase of action is the "three reductions and three health" special actions as the main content .

3. What is the "three reduction and three health" special action?

The second phase of the National Healthy Lifestyle Action was jointly initiated by the National Health Commission, the State Sports General Administration, All-China Federation of Trade Unions , the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Women’s Federation.In response to the current major risk factors and health problems of chronic diseases, a special action of "three reductions and three health" was proposed, among which "three reductions" refers to reduction of salt, oil and sugar; "three health" refers to healthy oral cavity , Healthy weight, healthy bones.

4. What are the health hazards of long-term salt intake?

Excessive salt intake can increase blood pressure and significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. It can also promote appetite, damage the gastric mucosa, accelerate calcium loss, and increase the risk of diseases such as overweight and obesity, gastric disease, and osteoporosis.

5. What is the recommended daily intake of salt?

"Healthy China Action (2019-2030)" advocates per capita daily salt intake not more than 5 grams .

For children, the " Chinese Resident Dietary Guidelines " recommended daily salt intake 2-3 years old children no more than 2 grams, 4-6 years old children no more than 3 grams,Children aged 7-10 do not exceed 4 grams .

6. Which element in table salt can cause blood pressure to rise?

The main component of table salt is sodium chloride (NaCl), and the main health impact is sodium. In the population, sodium intake is positive for blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension. Related .

7. What is the main source of dietary sodium for Chinese residents?

Due to traditional dietary habits, the main source of dietary sodium intake of Chinese residents is salt, which accounts for about 70%. Soy sauce and other condiments account for about 10% of sodium; about 10% of sodium is natural food Contained by itself.

8. What are the foods with higher "invisible salt" content?

The salt content in food is not proportional to the salty taste. Adding sugar when cooking food will cover up the salty taste, so you cannot judge whether salt is excessive by just tasting. Although many processed foods do not taste salty, salt is added during the processing. such as condiments (tomato sauce, jam) , instant food (such as instant noodles, frozen foods, noodles) , Bread, biscuits, etc.) , snacks (such as spiced melon seeds, dried plum, preserved fruit, french fries, etc.) and processed foods (deli meats or luncheon meats, sausages and canned foods) Eat less,Choose fresh meat, seafood and eggs.

9. Who should be cautious about eating low-sodium salt?

low-sodium salt is a kind of healthy salt based on table salt and added with certain potassium chloride (content about 25%), which helps the body's sodium and potassium balance, reduces high blood pressure and cardiovascular The risk of disease. , but low sodium salt is not suitable for everyone, renal insufficiency, hyperkalemia (serum potassium ≥5.5mmol/L), taking captopril and other angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, Patients with potassium-sparing diuretics such as losartan or spironolactone should be taken with caution.

10. What is the meaning of "low sodium" or "low salt" on the nutrition label of food?

To guide people to reduce sodium intake, my country stipulates that packaged foods contain sodium per 100 grams or 100 milliliters of food. Food is "low sodium" or "low salt".

11. What are the measures to reduce salt?

Reducing salt intake is beneficial to blood pressure control.Measures such as using quantitative salt spoons, using less salty condiments such as soy sauce, eating less high-salt packaged foods, learning to read nutritional composition tables, and choosing low-salt dishes when eating out can reduce salt intake.

Source: Basic public health project publicity account