Pepsi and Coca Cola are seen in supermarket in China, on Oct 13, 2016. [Photo/IC] BEIJING - China will make efforts to reduce sugar intake among both children and adults, in a bid to improve the nation's oral health, according to an action plan recently released by the National Health Commission. Primary and middle schools, as well as nurseries, should restrict sales of beverages and snacks high in sugar, said the oral health action plan covering the period from 2019 to 2025, which also required school canteens to offer less sweetened beverages and sugar-rich foods. The country will encourage food manufacturers to use reduced sugar or sugar-free claims, and help consumers learn how to identify added sugar on nutrition facts labels, according to the plan. A goal has been set to cut the caries incidence among 12-year-old children from 34.5 percent in 2016 to under 30 percent by 2025, the plan said. It expects the average remaining teeth of seniors aged between 65 and 74 to reach 24 by 2025, while the figure was 22.5 in 2016. Interventions will be strengthened to improve oral disease prevention and control, including a ban on smoking in public areas and education about harms of the areca nut, one of the leading causes of oral cancer. cool things to do with rubber braceletsfournisseur bracelet siliconecustomized braceletsupcycle silicone braceletssilicone wristband usb flash drive
Premier Li Keqiang meets the press after the conclusion of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] The Chinese mainland will introduce more preferential policies toward Taiwan residents to ensure that they will enjoy the same treatment as mainland people when they study, work or start businesses on the mainland, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday. Previously the mainland had issued 31 measures for promoting the cross-Straits economic and cultural exchanges and these measures will be fully implemented this year, Li told a news conference in Beijing. We will continue to adhere to the 1992 consensus, which embodies with the one-China principle, oppose the Taiwan independence, promote peace and stability across the Straits, and promote the peaceful reunification of the country, he added.
