Objective To investigate the dietary structure and health status of residents in Nan’an District

Chongqing

and to provide a basis for guiding residents to make reasonable food choices to prevent chronic diseases such as hypertension and obesity.Methods A multistage stratified whole-group random sampling method was used to select 187 residents in Nan’an District as survey respondents.The 3-day 24-hour retrospective method and weighing and bookkeeping method were used to understand the food intake and consumption of edible oilsalt and other condiments of the survey respondents

while health data such as height

body mass

blood pressure

blood glucose and blood lipids were collected.Results 26.2%

24.6% and 29.9% of the respondents consumed fruits

aquatic products

milk and milk products respectively;98.4% of the respondents consumed cereals and potatoes and vegetables;93.6 % of the respondents consumed livestock and poultry meat

and their average daily intake per person was（81.0±56.7） g.The average daily intake of livestock and poultry meat was 81.0±56.7 g per standard person

and 41.1 % of the respondents’ intake of livestock and poultry meat was greater than the maximum recommended intake in the dietary guidelines.16.7 % of the respondents consumed oil> 30 g/d and 5.1 % consumed salt>10 g/d.Most of the respondents’ intake of major nutrients was lower than the recommended nutrition intake（RNI） or the appropriate intake（AI）.The detection rate of overweight was 38.4 %

the detection rate of obesity was 20.5%

the detection rate of hypertension was 43.0%

and the difference in the detection rate of overweight was statistically significant（P<0.05） among the respondents of different genders.The abnormal blood biochemical index with the highest detection rate of was fasting blood glucose

with an abnormal detection rate of 40.9%

followed by total cholesterol

with an abnormal detection rate of 32.6%.The differences in the detection rates of abnormal blood biochemical indexes among the respondents of different genders were not statistically significant（P>0.05）.Conclusion Residents in Nan’an District may have a less than reasonable dietary structure and significantly insufficient intake of micronutrients

which are related to food consumption patterns and consumption;meanwhile

their health status is not optimistic

with high rates of overweight

obesity

hypertension

and abnormal blood glucose and lipids

and effective intervention is urgently needed.