China News Service, Beijing, January 31st (Reporter Li Chunyu Zhanyi) On the afternoon of January 30th, the International Communication Research Center of Tsinghua University and the BLACKMORES Institute jointly organized an online press conference to officially release the "Women in the Workplace in China" Green Book of Immunity Health.
The "Green Paper" pointed out that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has promoted the popularization of immune health knowledge to a certain extent, but most women in the workplace still lack accurate understanding of the related concepts of immune health.
"Green Book" collected and analyzed 1,000 samples of working women aged between 20 and 59 through online questionnaires, covering most of China.
The questionnaire focused on investigating the understanding and misunderstanding of related concepts of "immunity" among Chinese working women.
In response to the findings of the survey, the International Communication Research Center of Tsinghua University and the Australian Jiabao Research Institute invited six experts from the fields of nutrition, immunology, psychology and communication to conduct in-depth interpretation and make suggestions.
Li Xiguang, director of the International Communication Research Center of Tsinghua University, said that this survey focused on the understanding of “immunity” and immune health management habits of Chinese working women in the post-epidemic era, aiming to eliminate the misunderstanding of the public’s understanding of immune health, and to help women in the workplace and their The family provides professional guidance and suggestions.
The survey results show that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has promoted the popularization of immune health knowledge to a certain extent, but most women in the workplace still lack accurate understanding of the related concepts of immune health.
89.7% of the respondents believe that immunity refers to the body's ability to resist external viruses and bacteria.
In fact, immunity also includes the ability to eliminate abnormal cells in the body (such as cancer cells) and maintain the stability of the internal environment.
71.2% of women in the workplace believe that the stronger the immune system, the better, but this is not the case.
The journal Nature Immunology mentioned that a healthy immune system should be in a balanced state.
Excessive or low immunity will cause harm to human health, and even directly lead to the occurrence of certain diseases.
The survey found that most women in the workplace have realized the importance of immune health and plan to take actions to improve the immune status, but there are certain misunderstandings about how to scientifically improve immune health.
For example, 66.8% of the respondents believe that "clearing the stool and detoxification can enhance immunity."
Some scholars have pointed out that in medicine, there is actually no concept of "sickness".
The human body can excrete metabolic waste from the body through sweat, urine, and defecation.
In addition, the study also found that women in the workplace still have certain dietary misunderstandings.
30-40% of the interviewees believe that eating more meat, drinking more soup, and drinking more juice can effectively improve immunity.
A study by the American Academy of Nutrition publication "Advances in Nutrition" shows that squeezing fruit juice will cause the loss of dietary fiber and some nutrients (such as vitamins) in the fresh fruit.
A research report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) also pointed out that meat will lose some of its nutrients after a long time of stewing.
In addition, excessive consumption of fatty dishes such as braised pork may also cause obesity or cardiovascular disease.
Although most women in the workplace have realized the importance of a healthy lifestyle, the actual degree of completion is not impressive.
68.3% of working women said that they plan to improve their immune health by actively improving their eating habits, but only 11.3% of working women can achieve an average of more than 12 types of food per day and more than 25 types of food per week.
In response to the above survey results, the "Green Book" comprehensive expert opinions provide scientific advice for women in the workplace, that is, through a balanced diet, adhere to exercise, regular work and rest, and maintain a good attitude, multi-pronged approach to protect immune health.
He Li, a researcher at the Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, emphasized that the improvement of immune health is inseparable from a healthy lifestyle.
Obtaining a balanced nutritional intake through scientific diet is the key to improving immunity.
At the same time, we should also pay attention to dynamic eating balance to maintain a healthy weight; living regularity to ensure adequate sleep; relaxation and relaxation to ensure peace of mind.
Regarding how to solve the problem of “knowing is easy and doing is hard”, Cui Wei, deputy secretary-general of the Health Communication Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, pointed out that this reflects the importance of health communication. The key is to encourage the public to take the first step in life. Start with a small change in habits, such as being in a daze (meditation) for 5 minutes a day, exercising for 1 hour a day, diversifying food intake, etc., and gradually practice a healthy lifestyle.
According to reports, the “Green Paper on Women’s Immunity and Health in the Workplace in China” released this time is the successor to the “Green Paper on Women’s Health in the Workplace in China” in 2018 and the “Green Paper on Women’s Health in the Workplace in China” in 2018. After the Mental Health Green Paper, the third research report on the topic of women’s health in the workplace in China was completed in collaboration.
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