Abstract: Objective This study was conducted to find out the status of the dietary nutritiou in-take of urban and rural residents in Zhejiang Province．Method ne dietary data was collected by the 3-day 24一hour retrospective method，3 d weigh method and food frequency survey．Results A total of 8 904 residents were surveyed in the investigation．The energy could meet the require-ment basically．Coms were still the main diet，while there was evidently increase of the intake ofanimal food and the high-grade protein intake was enhancing with a relatively high proportion of Dork and a relatively lower proportion Of milk．The calcium intake was improved but was still be-lOW the recommended standard．Conclusion The dietary structure of the urban and rural residents in Zhejiang Province was relatively reasonable，but there have already been the tendency of high-protein and high-lipid intake and the 1ack of the intake of certain nutriments．Therefore，the public education on nutrition knowledge should be strengthened，and the reasonable diet and healthy lifesles should be strongly advocated．