Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between dietary intake and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome(MS) in residents of urban and rural in Guangxi for referece to the strategy of dietary prevention.Methods 2 989 people aged 18 years and above were sampled randomly from 4 counties and 4 citie in Guangxi through a multistage stratified way.The investigation includes:the meal investigation,medical examination and laboratory test.Results 101 people had the disease of MS with the percentage of 3.38%,in of whom 5.04% lived in city and 1.82% came from countryside.The percentage of MS in city was obviously higher than that of counryside.The single factor analysis indicated that the city subjects with MS took more poultry meat,salt,seasoningsalt,liquor and the fresh vegetables than the normal crowds.The Logisic multi-factor analysis indicated that liquor excessively taking(about 50g/day of more)was a MS independent risk factor(OR1.409)in the city.In the countryside MS patients took more poultry meat,fat,salt,seasoningsalt,liquor and fresh fruit than the normal crowds.Logisic multi-factors regression indicated that poultry meat(OR2.121),fat(OR2.022)excessively taking was risk factor for countryside MS.Conclusion The meal factor is closely related to the MS in Guangxi;So it would be more effectively if taking different nutrition intervention in the city and countryside to prevent and controll MS.