Alcohol consumption, 18, 25, 41, 58, 59, 60, 63, 78

China Nutrition Transition project

laboratory assays, 26

measurements, 25

sampling, 24, 25, 39, 58, 78, 86, 95, 96

subject, 24, 25, 40, 78, 84

Dietary intake

animal foods, 9, 10

cereal, 9

edible oil, 10

energy intake, 10, 11, 76, 78, 79, 84

fat

saturated fat, 11, 16, 17

unsaturated fat, 17

carbohydrate, 16, 17

low fat diet, 16, 17

fruit, 7, 9

vegetable, xi, 9

Ethnic difference, 21, 49, 91

Factor analysis

exploratory factor analysis, 15, 35, 37, 38, 47, 91

confirmatory factor analysis, 16, 37–39, 48, 49, 89, 91

correlated 4-factor model, 35, 43, 44, 47

hierarchical 4-factor model, 38, 39, 45, 46, 91

Metabolic syndrome

characteristics, 1, 2, 23, 40, 58, 59, 89

diagnosis

WHO criteria, 19, 20

ATP III criteria, 20, 21, 57, 75, 77, 82, 83, 85, 89, 92, 94

factor structure, see also factor analysis prevalence, 3, 77, 94

Mortality, 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 56, 62, 67, 92, 97

Nutrition transition

concept, 5–7

urbanization, 5, 7, 23, 75, 82, 85

urban vs. rural population, 7–9, 23

framework, 6

urban-rural difference, 1, 3, 76, 81, 82, 85, 90, 94

see also dietary intake, physical activity, obesity, nutrition rel-ated non-communicable chronic disease

Nutrition related non-communicable chronic disease

Diabetes, xi, xii, 1, 2, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 25, 36, 38, 47, 49, 67, 75, 85, 86, 89, 94–98

high glucose/impaired glucose intolerance, 13, 19, 57, 60, 71, 90

hypertension, xii, 2, 13–15, 18, 19, 21, 36, 38, 40, 43–50, 56, 57, 60, 67, 76, 77, 81, 85, 86, 89–97