Your current location:HOME >health >Healthier School Meals Help Rural Students Grow 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 14:02:03 Source: Internet compilationEdit:health
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom
Rural students in China have grown taller and stronger on average over the past decade thanks to a nutrition improvement plan providing daily nutritious lunches to rural primary and middle school students, according to the Ministry of Education.
Based on surveys of students in some 700 counties during the past 10 years, 13-year-old boys have seen the most growth in height and weight over the decade, with an average height of 7.5 centimeters taller and an average added weight of 6.6 kilograms from 2012 to 2021.
Twelve-year-old girl students who experienced the most growth had added an average of 6.3 cm in height and 5.8 kg in weight in 2021 compared to average levels by 2012.
The survey found the growth retardation rate of students aged 6 to 15 dropped to 2.3 percent in 2021, down by 5.7 percentage points from 2012.
While the obesity rate of rural students reached 18.7 percent last year, it is 7.8 percentage points lower than the national average.
The anemia rate also dropped from 16.7 percent in 2012 to 12 percent in 2021, while students in western regions have seen a bigger drop in this area.
The surveys also found that rural students have more access to meat, vegetables and dairy products, and more schools have built their own canteens.
The surveys were conducted by the national rural compulsory education student nutrition improvement plan working group and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the Ministry of Education, more than 350 million students in 123,800 rural primary and middle schools had benefited from the plan by the end of last year.
To make sure rural students have more nutrition, the meal standards have been raised from 3 yuan ($0.40) to 5 yuan per student per day.
Li Ming, principal of Daping Primary School in Xiji County in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, said that in the past there was no canteen in the school and it was very inconvenient for students to have lunch.
Since the initiative was implemented 10 years ago, students have been able to enjoy nutritious meals at school and as a result, they have grown taller and healthier, he told People's Daily.
At the No 11 Primary School in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, the school canteen displays daily lunch menus, which include three dishes, a soup, a piece of fruit and milk.
The province has upgraded its nutrition improvement plan to make sure students can eat healthier and more nutritious meals at school.
(Source: China Daily)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Verona confirms Serie A status for another year after beating Salernitana2024-05-21 14:00
VOX POPULI: The power of old photos and a deficit2024-05-21 13:41
China coronavirus update: More than 88 million COVID2024-05-21 12:55
Shi Fu Miz 2023: Hong Kong music & art festival returns to Cheung Chau farm, expands to 3 days2024-05-21 12:40
Dodgers acquire pitcher Yohan Ramírez from Mets for cash2024-05-21 12:23
China is drilling some of the deepest holes in hunt for natural resources2024-05-21 12:21
Watch: Auckland teens rescued from rocks as water 'rapidly' rose around them2024-05-21 11:52
Politics updates: Follow updates for the latest on government targets2024-05-21 11:37
Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy2024-05-21 11:30
Israeli parliament approves amended 2024 budget to fund Gaza war2024-05-21 11:27
Shooting injures 2 at Missouri high school graduation ceremony2024-05-21 13:32
Chinese comedy group punishment sends chills through arts sphere2024-05-21 13:22
Shortland Street: Fate of much2024-05-21 13:19
VOX POPULI: Nikkei index soars but real economy still feels sluggish2024-05-21 12:56
Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect2024-05-21 12:43
Chinese warships sail around Japan as tensions rise ahead of G7 summit2024-05-21 12:24
Man almost loses leg to sepsis after cut to back of head with barber’s clippers2024-05-21 11:53
Immigration tightening might only be temporary2024-05-21 11:35
Shohei Ohtani's first walk2024-05-21 11:34
How Kate body2024-05-21 11:28