Progress and reflections on dietary nutrition intervention for common chronic diseases

Nutrition is closely associated with the occurrence and development of chronic diseases. Especially, with the rapid development of society and economy and changes in lifestyle and dietary patterns, chronic diseases show a trend of high prevalence. So, enhancing the nutritional literacy is of great significance in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. In recent years, with continuously deepening research on nutrition sciences, it has been found that there is a certain correlation between dietary nutrition and occurrence and development of chronic diseases. Reasonable dietary nutrition can not only fundamentally prevent or delay the occurrence of chronic diseases, but also affect their outcomes. The effects of nutrients and phytochemicals in the diet on chronic diseases have gradually been elucidated, and the focuses on exploring new strategies or new targets for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases through dietary nutrition will be a research hotspot in the future. In this article, we focus on the current research status in the field of dietary nutrition for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases and summarize the research progresses in order to provide references for carrying out researches in the aspect in our country.