The solstice of summer began to enter the "Nine Days in long summer" and officially entered the hot summer. The climate of this season is characterized by high temperature, intense heat and heavy rain. For the elderly, should we pay more attention to light diet at this time? Let me tell you to find out, I hope you like it!

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First of all, eat a light diet and eat more fruits and vegetables.

The hot weather in midsummer often affects appetite, so we should have a light diet at this time. Eat less fat and sweets such as big fish and meat, and appropriately increase the intake of vegetables and fruits. Eat more bitter foods and foods that dispel summer heat, replenish qi, promote fluid production and quench thirst. You can choose vegetables, fruits and other foods with high water content, such as small vegetables, celery, bitter gourd, towel gourd and other vegetables, watermelons, peaches, lychees and other fruits. There is a proverb in the north: "Winter Solstice Day, jiaozi Summer Solstice Day". You can eat some cold noodles in summer, which can relieve summer heat and reduce fire and stimulate appetite. In addition, Chinese medicine has a saying that "radish is eaten in winter and ginger is eaten in summer". Proper consumption of ginger in summer can stimulate appetite, generate yang, and play a health care role.

Second, drink more boiled water and replenish water.

Hot weather and increased sweating will cause water shortage in the body. Drink enough water every day, especially boiled water or tea. Under normal circumstances, normal adults should drink not less than 1500ml ***7 to 8 glasses of water * * * every day. You can also drink more summer soups such as mung bean soup and sour plum soup to nourish the liver and detoxify, promote digestion and stimulate appetite. However, patients with kidney disease should pay attention to controlling the amount of drinking water, so as not to increase the burden on the kidneys and aggravate the condition. People with cold constitution should appropriately reduce the intake of mung bean soup. Of course, you can also increase water intake by eating water-rich foods such as watermelon, but you should also be careful not to eat too much and damage the function of the spleen and stomach. Special attention should be paid to controlling the intake of beer and sweet drinks, drinking as little as possible and not drinking sweet drinks.

Third, food hygiene, pay attention to disease control.

The hot weather in summer is easy to breed bacteria, which will accelerate the speed of food spoilage. We must pay attention to food safety. In case of gastrointestinal discomfort, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, dizziness and other symptoms, you should seek medical advice promptly. At the same time, don't eat cold dishes, cooked food with gravy and other foods outside. If you eat them, you must first confirm the food hygiene. Many elderly people have chronic diseases and need to pay more attention to diet control and food selection. The digestion, absorption and metabolism of the elderly are relatively weak. So be sure not to overeat, eat less and eat more meals, have diverse foods, have a peaceful mind, go to bed early and get up early, and exercise properly. Older people with high blood sugar should also pay attention to controlling the intake of sugary foods.

In short, the elderly should pay attention to cooling off the heat in midsummer, appropriately reduce the time spent outdoors during the day, try to choose seasonal fruits and vegetables, pay attention to supplementing water, have a light diet, exercise properly, pay attention to hygiene, and spend a healthy summer with a relaxed and happy attitude.

Interviewed experts: Zhang Xiao, national second-class nutritionist, vice president of Beijing Institute of Health Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, executive director of Beijing Dialectics of Nature Research Association, lecturer of China Health Knowledge Dissemination Incentive Plan, and health science expert.