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Guidance of sensible diet for elderly at home to prevent Corona Virus Disease 2019

The Social Organization Standard of “Guidance of sensible diet for elderly at home to prevent Corona Virus Disease 2019” which was issued on Feb 25, 2020. by Chinese Geriatrics Society is drafted by nutrition and food safety branch of China Geriatric Society, scientific and technological achievements transformation Committee of China Geriatric Society, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, West China Health Education Consulting Center of Sichuan Province, national geriatric disease clinical research center （PLA General Hospital）, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and technology, PLA General Hospital, and Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Professor Yaodong Qiu, the founder of Hangzhou Nutrition Biotechnology Co., Ltd, is one of the main drafters of this standard.

This standard offers guidelines on diet, exercise and sleep for elderly at home to prevent Corona Virus Disease 2019.

The drafting background of this guidance:

The data from National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China on Feb 4, 2020 shows that more than 80% deaths of COVID-19 were among people older than 60. A retrospective study of  COVID-19 infection was published on Feb 11.  It also displays that people older than 50 have the highest incidence, and the average age of critical patients is 55, in which 75% had at least one underlying disease such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and respiratory diseases .

National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China issued the notice for elderly to prevent Corona Virus Disease, which pointed out that China has a large elderly population. Elderly with weakened immune system, with several kinds of noninfectious chronic underlying disease as well. So the elderly are easy infected. Prevention of novel coronavirus infection in the elderly is the focus of prevention and control work.

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The details of this standard, please find the attachment.