Preface
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In the past ten years, higher medical education for international students in China has been developed rapidly. However, high-quality teaching materials for international students and teachers are still lacking.
At present, there are two kinds of teaching materials for international students in China: one is the textbook written by Chinese teachers, the other is the direct use of the original textbook of medicine. The language in self-designed teaching materials is not authentic because of the limitation of English level; whereas the direct use of foreign textbook, although English expression is accurate, the content may not reflect the current status in China. Therefore, we decided to publish this text which based on the original teaching material ¡°Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy¡±and be edited by a group of experts in nutrition education to meet the requirement for international medical student education in China.
This book is the text for international medical students in Chinese university. The organization and major content retains the original textbook. We have updated current nutrition research in China and nutritional status data for Chinese citizens in each chapter. For example, In Part 1, we supplement the recommended intake of each energy-yielding nutrient for Chinese people and introduce the dietary guidelines for Chinese. In Part 2, we introduce the dietary guidelines for particular groups of people in China. In Part 3, food additive laws in China, the development of dietary guidelines in China are introduced. In Part 4, nutritional guidelines for people live with HIV or patients with HIV/AIDS and principles of diet therapy for Chinese are added. Additionally, some part in the original textbook are deleted in this version, including Drug-Nutrient Interaction, Clinical Applications, Cultural Considerations, For Further Focus andPutting It All Together.
As editors, we would like to thank all contributing authors for their hard work. Without their commitment, this book would not have been possible.
HUANG Guowei