[Studies on strategies for changing food composition of residents based on their nutritional status]

Investigations of resident food consumption and evaluations of their dietary nutrition were carried out to correctly lead to the adjustment of food composition, promotion of coordinating development of food consumption and production, and continuous improvement of people's nutritional level and health status. Results showed that residents consumed less protein of high quality, more fat in the urban area, insufficient some trace element and more salt in Hebei province. Based on these facts, it is recommended that to consume vegetable food as major dietary composition with a variety of grains and vegetables, to increase adequately animal food and legumes, to decrease salt intake, and to lower fat intake in the urban areas be the strategic goals for the food composition changes. Measures to implement these goals are discussed in the paper, also.