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Since the establishment of a new social order in 1949, China's attempts to feed and nurture its large population has been a topic of serious study in many disciplines. This review focuses on dietary sources of Chinese population and incidence, increase and decline of important diet related health disorders in China during the last four decades. Literature published since 1949 on goiter, rickets, riboflavin deficiency, beri beri, vision impairment, favism, cancer, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, hypertension, dental and smoking related diseases, diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, lactose intolerance, mineral deficiency, Kashin-Beck disease, parasitic diseases and genetic disorders are reviewed. Also presented selectively are reports related to ethnodietetics, health care, maternal health and pediatric care as well as longevity. In the 1980s, total caloric intake of Chinese population showed a 19% increase on a daily basis from that of late 1940s. In overall terms, plant derived foods supplied 93% of energy, 87% of protein and 55% of fat to the Chinese. Among the animal foods, pork remains the most common and least expensive form of meat, contributing more than 90% of China's total meat production excluding poultry and fish. In 1949, the life expectancy in China was only 36 years. In early 1980s, it has increased to 68 years. This increase in life expectancy is attributed mostly to improved nutrition and lowering of mortality due to decrease in infectious diseases. Though population, disease and mortality statistics of modern China are spotty and sometimes questionable, common consensus among the researchers is that since 1949 the public health situation in China has improved tremendously.
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PMID:Nutrition and health in China, 1949 to 1989. 229 45

Gastrointestinal disorders are common in adolescents. Chronic abdominal pain, lactose intolerance, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome represent the most common gastrointestinal complaints, while inflammatory bowel disease is the major chronic disorder of concern to clinicians. Gallstones and pancreatitis may also be seen in this age group. The authors describe the diagnosis and treatment of these gastrointestinal disorders.
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PMID:Gastrointestinal Disorders in Adolescents. 1035 Jul 72

Dyspepsia can describe a subset of children with episodic or persistent abdominal symptoms--often related to feeding--that are thought to be caused by disorders of the proximal part of the digestive tract. Symptoms, such as vomiting, early satiety, postprandial epigastric abdominal pain, heartburn, abdominal fullness, poor weight gain, and/or anorexia, have been incorporated into the definition of dyspepsia. Unfortunately, presenting signs and symptoms in children with dyspepsia are nonspecific and can occur as a result of many diseases, such as parasitic infections, esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Helicobacter pylori infection, Crohn's disease, biliary tract or hepatic disease, pancreatitis, and lactose intolerance. This lack of specificity makes the evaluation of dyspepsia more difficult. Here, we describe an approach for the evaluation of dyspepsia that correlates in part with the child's presenting symptoms.
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PMID:Techniques for the evaluation of dyspepsia in children. 1141 83