Gu Xinxin: The access period is long, the public awareness is low, and the pain points of special medical food need to be solved urgently

"Special medical food liberates enteral nutrition from the hospital bed and allows ordinary people to use it at home, which is of great significance to promoting the construction of a healthy China and strengthening nutritional support

Complete nutrition boosts immunity

During the epidemic, people generally realized the importance of boosting their own immunity

As we all know, protein is very important for the human body

Gu Xinxin gave a popular science interpretation of this view.

She introduced that in addition to protein, carbohydrates and fats, many trace elements and minerals are also indispensable for improving immune function

"So complete nutrition means rich in carbohydrates, high-quality protein and high-quality fat, as well as more than 28 kinds of trace elements and minerals, which can be used as the only source of nutrition to provide us with comprehensive protection and make our immune system extremely strong.

The epidemic has made nutrition and health a hot spot of public concern, and special medical food has also begun to enter the public eye

The so-called food for special medical purposes, that is, formula food for special medical purposes, refers to the formula food specially processed and prepared to meet the special needs of people with eating restriction, digestion and absorption disorder, metabolic disorder or specific disease state for nutrients or diet.

The "Healthy China 2030" Planning Outline and the "National Nutrition Action Plan (2017-2030)" clearly propose to carry out clinical nutrition actions

In Gu Xinxin's view, for the construction of a healthy China, special consideration should be given to the elderly group and the patient group.

"Food for special medical purposes is actually a category that separates enteral nutrition from medicines.

　　Gu Xinxin, for example, Nestle's product Jiashan is aimed at people with relatively low immunity, such as patients with chronic illness or underlying diseases, and the elderly

　　Up to now, China has registered 83 types of special medical food.

　　Problems such as the long access period of special medical food need to be solved urgently

　　"In fact, the categories of special medical food are very subdivided.

　　Talking about the development status of special medical food in China, Gu Xinxin said that special medical food has been developed abroad for decades.

　　Gu Xinxin said that under this background, many supporting regulations for special medical food in China, including the idea of ​​registration verification, are still the idea of ​​​​drugs, which are very rigorous and scientific, but also very complex

　　"If it is a product for special patients, such as diabetes, kidney disease, and tumor patients, it will take about two years of clinical trials, and the access period will be long
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" Gu Xinxin believes that the high threshold and long access period are the reasons for the development of the special medical food industry.
A major pain point, and called for accelerated product entry and access
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　　In terms of public perception, Gu Xinxin said that there are many types of special medical food in foreign countries, and consumers have high awareness of it
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At present, many products have not yet entered China, and domestic consumers do not know much about the role of special medical food, which affects its popularity and widespread use
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"Help the public manage their own health, help people better prevent and protect themselves, so as to save medical expenses and medical resources
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Therefore, it is very necessary to improve the public's awareness of special medical food
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　　Gu Xinxin called for increasing public awareness, but also strengthening the awareness of medical staff on special medical food
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"Many patients need special medical food, and we also need to make a lot of efforts to let medical staff know that there is such a good tool to help patients recover
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" Gu Xinxin said
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