“…12,13 The reduced intake of whole grains and vegetables and the increased consumption of refined grain, red meat, processed meat, sugarsweetened beverages, fried food, and unhealthy fat (rich in saturated fat from animal products and tropical plants), led to overwhelming health care burdens despite moderately increasing intake of fruit, nuts, eggs, milk, and unsaturated fatty acids from fish. 9,10,14 In parallel with economic growth, the prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and cancers, increased considerately. 9,[15][16][17] Taking overweight/obesity for example, the prevalence in Chinese adults rocketed up from about 3.7% in 1980 to about 33.0% in 2010, and mean national adult body mass index increased from 21.1 kg/m 2 in 1982 to 23.9 kg/m 2 in 2010-12.…”