The Beijing government will hand out a free special oil pot to
every family in the city by the end of the year to help people
maintain a healthy lifestyle, the Beijing News reported on
September 3.
Chen Zhu, the newly appointed Minister of Health, vice minister
Wang Longde, and deputy mayor of Beijing Ding Xiangyang together
unveiled a campaign at Chaoyang Park in Beijing to promote healthy
living.
Along with the pot, the government will also send out a
Healthy Diet Guide and a?Infectious Disease
Prevention Guide to every residence.
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The limiting oil pot to be distributed to every family before the
end of this year can hold 530 milliliters of edible oil. This is
considered a reasonable portion for a 3-member family to use over
the course of a week, according to officials from the Beijing
health administration.
Research shows that a healthy adult should not consume more than
25 grams of oil and 6 grams of salt in one day. 80 percent of
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and 40 percent of tumors can be
prevented if people maintain a healthy diet, do proper exercise,
and control smoking and alcohol intake.
By the end of June this year, the Beijing municipal government
had given out 5 million special salt spoons to citizens for free.
The distribution of spoons and oil pots is part of a themed health
campaign.
(China.org.cn by Zhang Rui, September 3, 2007)