British media: China's "hidden epidemic disease"

The British "Guardian" September 21 article, original title: China's "hidden epidemic": can reshape the sub -topic of a country's prevention of disease prevention: the rapid economic growth since the end of the 1970s brought great prosperity, as well as The "western -style" health problem that has begun to have a terrible impact is now beginning to have a terrible impact

Experts warn that China is facing a hygienic emergency situation caused by "hidden epidemic" caused by cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, and these diseases will have far -reaching social, economic and population impacts on the world's largest population country. If they do not adopt stricter public health policies, they may take the life of tens of millions of Chinese people in the next decades.

In recent decades, an economic miracle has changed China. This country has quickly realized industrialization, and hundreds of millions of people have shifted from rural to towns. This huge change has caused many people to get rid of poverty and provide them with a better life. However, it is accompanied by higher salary and urban life is the "Western" disease, such as cancer related to high smoking rates, and richer diet, lack of exercise and diabetes and heart disease caused by high blood pressure. Wang Feng (Yin), a professor of sociology at the University of California, said that the speed of changes in China in the 1980s and 1990s is unprecedented. And it is a lasting epidemic. People's new diet and nutritional intake have increased in a short period of time. In addition, unprecedented unprecedented aging, related issues will become one of the biggest challenges in China. "

1.1 billion smokers around the world live in China by 1/3. According to the current forecast, (if you do not quit smoking,) by 2050, a young man in China will die from smoking -related diseases, including lung cancer, respiratory disease, and heart disease. This is a severe data for a country that has faced population challenges due to a sudden drop in birth rate and rapid aging. Bernard Stuart, an internationally renowned carcinogenicist expert, said China needs to take action to prevent such "disasters".

The global disease burden research report released by the American Institute of Health and Evaluation shows that in China, the biggest cause of death is stroke, followed by heart disease, chronic lung disease, and lung cancer. In many cases, smoking is one of the pathogenic factors. Cardiovascular disease is one of the main killers in China, especially in the northern that is highly industrialized and urbanized. There are more diabetic patients than any other country, more than 110 million, and are described as "explosive" by WHO. By the middle of this century, this number will climb to 150 million. WHO said that diabetes and their complications lead to nearly 1 million people in China each year. More than 40%of them are listed as premature deaths (before 70 years old).

In the world's health rankings, China ranks 76th, Britain ranked 27th, and the United States ranked 44th. In 2021, more scholars wrote in the "Liu Ye Dao" that chronic diseases were one of the main causes of China's health burden and economic burden. The Chinese government is trying to respond to the health crisis through measures such as the release of "Health China Action (2019-2030)" to reduce premature death, control risk factors, and improve medical care capabilities. (Author Martin Faler, translated by Ding Yan)

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