Trends in Dietary Carbohydrates, Protein, and Fat Intake and Diet Quality Among Chinese Adults, 1991-2015: Results from the China Health and Nutrition Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dietary transitions in China have undergone rapid changes in over the last three decades. The purpose of this study to describe trends in the macronutrient consumption, the sources of those nutrients, and the diet quality among Chinese adults.

Design

Longitudinal China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) cohort analysis. Main outcomes are dietary energy intake from total carbohydrate, protein and fat and their subtypes, as well as food sources of carbohydrates, protein, and fat, and the China Dietary Guidelines Index 2018 (CDGI-2018).

Setting

CHNS (1991, 2000, 2009, 2015).

Participants

Data from the longitudinal 1991, 2000, 2009, and 2015 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) of adults aged 18 years or older, who had complete demographic information

SUBMITTER: Huang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131153 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature