Abstract: Coarse grains are rich in B vitamins, dietary fiber, potassium, calcium and phytochemicals. The physiological function of digestive organs in the elderly decreased to varying degrees, chewing function and gastrointestinal peristalsis weakened, and digestive juice secretion decreased. Therefore, the elderly should choose coarse and fine food, and the cooking of food should be soft and easy to digest and absorb. The explanation part further explains.

1. What are the benefits of eating coarse grains for the elderly?

2. How many coarse grains do the elderly eat a day?

How to make old people's food soft and easy to digest?

Second, arrange the diet reasonably and improve the quality of life.

Families and society should ensure their food quality, eating environment and eating mood from all aspects, so that they can get rich food and adequate nutrition, thus promoting the physical and mental health of the elderly, reducing diseases, delaying aging and improving the quality of life. The explanation part further explains.

1. It's pleasant to have dinner with your family.

2. The characteristics of nutritional needs of the elderly.

Third, pay attention to prevent malnutrition and anemia.

Abstract: Due to the changes of physiological, psychological and socio-economic conditions, the food intake of the elderly over 60 years old may decrease, leading to malnutrition. In addition, physical activity decreases with age, and due to dental and oral problems and bad mood, it may lead to loss of appetite, reduced energy intake and reduced intake of essential nutrients, thus leading to malnutrition. The prevalence of low weight and anemia in the elderly over 60 years old is also much higher than that in the middle-aged population. The explanation part further explains.

1. Being underweight has a series of negative effects on the health of the elderly.

2. How to prevent malnutrition and underweight in the elderly,

3. What are the effects of anemia on the health of the elderly?

4. How to prevent anemia in the elderly?

Fourth, do more outdoor activities and keep a healthy weight.

The elderly should do more outdoor activities, increase physical activity, maintain a healthy weight, and at the same time receive sufficient ultraviolet radiation, which is conducive to the synthesis of vitamin D in the body and prevent or delay the occurrence of osteoporosis. The description further explains 1. Old people can delay the decline of physical function by doing more outdoor activities properly. 2. What outdoor activities are suitable for the elderly? 3. Four principles of exercise for the elderly. Matters needing attention in exercise for the elderly.

On the one hand,

(1) The food should be comprehensive: keep diversified and don't be partial to food. You should eat whole grains, eggs and milk of livestock and poultry, aquatic vegetables, dried and fresh fruits, fish and shellfish, shrimps and crabs, and delicacies. Don't "talk about color change" just because you have high blood pressure and coronary heart disease. Old people with these two diseases can eat lean meat and milk, and eat more beans. Otherwise, you will lose weight and resistance due to malnutrition, which is not good for your health.

(2) Diet should be light: As the taste of the elderly declines, they especially like to eat greasy, greasy and fried foods, but these foods are not easy to digest and should be controlled. Chinese medicine believes that eating too much fat and sweets is easy to help damp and produce phlegm, and even turn heat into poison, so a "light diet" should be given priority to. Taking grains as nourishment, fruits and vegetables as filling and meat as benefit can not only meet the supply of various nutrients, but also keep the stool unobstructed. But being light doesn't mean being vegetarian.

(3) Moderate diet: The elderly have poor gastrointestinal adaptability and should avoid overeating. Overeating can cause dysfunction of transportation, stagnation of qi and blood, food corruption, leading to abdominal distension, diarrhea, belching and other symptoms, and even death due to acute gastric dilatation or induced myocardial infarction. There was an old man, 152, who died of overeating. His body was dissected by Harvey, a famous anatomical physiologist, and it was found that the aging phenomenon of his organs was not obvious, and he would not die without overeating.

(4) Food should be soft and rotten: the chewing ability of the elderly is reduced due to worn, loose or falling teeth, and the secretion of various digestive enzymes is reduced. Therefore, food should be chopped and cooked, meat can be made into minced meat, and vegetables should be made into tender leaves. Cooking methods such as stewing, stewing, steaming and steaming. It is mostly used for frying greasy foods and spicy condiments, and is rarely used. At the same time, we should also pay attention to the collocation of meat and vegetables, lean collocation, good color and fragrance, in order to stimulate appetite and promote digestion.

(5) Eat less and eat more: the liver of the elderly has reduced ability to synthesize glycogen, less glycogen reserves, poor tolerance to hypoglycemia, and is prone to hunger and dizziness. Therefore, before going to bed, after getting up or between meals, the elderly can eat a little food as a snack. Generally, you can arrange five meals a day, and the amount of each meal should not be too much. Don't eat snacks, especially sweets, between meals, so as not to affect your appetite and lead to digestive disorders.

(6) The temperature should be appropriate: because the saliva secretion of the elderly is reduced, the oral mucosal resistance is reduced, and it is not appropriate to eat overheated food. It is considered that overheating of diet is one of the causes of esophageal cancer. On the contrary, eating too cold is easy to damage stomach qi. The so-called "cold hurts the spleen, and hard things are hard to melt" is reasonable.

(7) Food should be fresh: rotten fish food, rotten fruit, rancid oil, moldy peanuts, cereal beans, overnight leftovers, etc. It should not be eaten to avoid food poisoning or cancer.

(8) Eat more fruits and vegetables: The elderly should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to ensure the supply of vitamins and minerals. Pectin and cellulose can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, prevent feces from staying in the intestine, and play an important role in preventing constipation and intestinal tumors. At the same time, the elderly eat marine plant foods such as kelp and laver, which has a certain effect on preventing arteriosclerosis and reducing accidents caused by cerebrovascular diseases.

(9) Sufficient water: For the elderly, we often cook some dishes such as soup, soup and puree, which not only supplements water, but also helps digestion.