- There are at least three factors that promote the upgrading of dietary structure: urbanization or consumption upgrading change the population distribution and population status at the bottom, resulting in the increase of consumption demand on the demand side; Technological development promotes the improvement of product richness and quality on the supply side; Industrialization, scale and intensification have driven the progress of infrastructure, and the connection between supply side and demand side can reduce costs and increase efficiency. At present, China is just at the intersection of these three changes.
- The change of China’s dietary structure in the future is not the energy structure, but the dietary structure, that is, from “eating well” to “eating healthy”.
- To find a suitable alternative or transition scheme, we can refer to foreign experience in the process of technology R & D and implementation, but we must also consider China’s specific national conditions, including eating habits, industrial structure, production capacity status, technology development, promotion cost, supporting infrastructure and other comprehensive factors.
- In areas where bottlenecks or contradictions are more obvious in the upgrading of dietary structure, the development of alternative technologies may receive greater support from policies and industries.
- Synthetic biology may be the key to the solution of nutrient deficiency in China in the future.
- The long-term contradiction between milk supply and demand and many insurmountable bottlenecks determine that compared with other countries, China has much greater power to promote the synthetic biology or protein engineering of milk and milk protein. “Artificial milk” technology is expected to have a great impact on the supply side pattern of China’s dairy products in the future. It is a possible way to solve the problems of low quality and insufficient supply of domestic dairy products.
- Eat whole grains, fruits, vegetables, olive oil and nuts every day
- Eat fish and seafood at least twice a week
- Eat dairy products, eggs, poultry and meat in moderation
- Eat less red meat and sweets
- Drink water often and drink (wine) in moderation
- Cooking method: mainly slow cooking at low temperature
- Daily life style: dining with family and friends, lunch break and regular exercise
- More red meat and more processed meat products (such as ham, bacon, sausage, canned meat, etc.)
- Multi sweet drinks, high trans fatty acids
- Less whole grains, less fruits, less nuts, less vegetables, less fiber
- Less polyunsaturated fatty acids, less beans, less calcium and less milk
- To promote the upgrading of dietary structure, taking into account China’s existing resource allocation and industry status, which can achieve self-sufficiency through structural adjustment?
- In the long run, if the problem cannot be solved through simple structural adjustment, what alternative technologies can break the bottleneck and open new ideas? Which technologies are likely to change first? Some technologies have received good market feedback abroad. Does that mean they are also suitable for China? If appropriate, will there be different applications from foreign countries in the specific technology implementation?
- Existing problems
- Current solutions
- Higher quality protein sources: including white meat, fish, Greek yogurt, beans and peas, poultry, fat free cheese, white tofu, low-fat beef, low-fat milk, frozen shrimp and egg white
- Supplement unsaturated fatty acids: Omega-9 mainly comes from olive oil and camellia oil; Omega-3 mainly comes from oil, flaxseed oil, perilla oil, hemp oil, etc. of deep-sea fish
- Restrictions on raw materials
- Omega-3 in vegetable oil is difficult to absorb
- Process and price of supplements
- Future alternatives
- Existing problems
- Current solutions
- Future alternatives: synthetic biology driven artificial milk
- Existing problems
- Future alternatives
- Existing problems
- Future alternatives
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