Children’s Diet and Nutrition from a Chinese Medicine Perspective

Over the 21st century, several shifts have taken place, which have contributed to the move away from family-based models to more capitalist structures and values.The result being that both parents in a household often work and child-care has become a necessity.This change has had a major impact, not only on lifestyle, but also on the production, supply, quality and consumption of food for communities and their children.Major health concerns have arisen due to the increased stress; need for convenience; the reliance on processed and fast foods / lack of nutritious food consumed; food insecurity and inequality; and the lack of time for meal preparation and consummation.In the current food landscape, the built-in innate wisdom of traditional medicine systems could offer insights on how to bring back elements of balance and proper nourishment.