Technical Options on Food as Medicine for NCD Prevention and Treatment

“Technical Options on Food as Medicine for NCD Prevention and Treatment” was written by experts organized by the Chinese Nutrition Society and published by Peking University Medical Press in 2024. The editor-in-chief was Yuexin Yang, President of the Chinese Nutrition Society.
It is based on the new concept of "food as medicine", takes prevention as the guiding ideology,combines Chinese and Western medicine, and integrates modern nutrition and traditional medicine.
The main content includes six parts: 1. The current situation and challenges of chronic diseases in China, 2. Nutritional food therapy - “smart therapy” for chronic diseases, 3. Chronic diseases prevention and nutritional improvement, 4. Dietary and nutritional therapy programs for chronic diseases, 5. Common hospital meals and nutritional treatments, 6.Dietary and nutritional therapy measures and recommendations for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. All dietary recommendations are supported by data from NutriData.
 
The goal of this book is to focus on diet-centered preventive and therapeutic measures, closely integrating the concept of “dietary nutrition and food therapy”with the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, and implementing a coordinated approach to both prevention and treatment. It provides readers with a series of scientific dietary strategies and practical methods to improve the quality of life of the population and reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality fromchronic diseases.