title: [Effect of nutrition on the health improvement of preschool children in rural areas].
abstract: "Surveillance and Improvement of Children's Nutrition" is the largest project in connection with the nutrition of preschool children in China up to now. It focused on nutrition improvement of preschool children in rural areas. The results of the baseline survey and the project final evaluation surveys showed that the nutritional status of children was improved from 1990 to 1995. The prevalence of moderate and severe stunting and underweight at the national level decreased by 23.1% and 28.6% respectively. Anemia decreased by 48%. It was identified that the benefits of nutrition improvement were associated with nutrition education and other integrated nutrition interventions, e.g., improvement the dietary habit of the target children.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Meclicine, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012423:Rural Health; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires