As we all know, dried fruit is rich in plant fiber, which helps digestion and prevents constipation. In fact, eating dried fruits often can keep the heart healthy, which is especially important for elderly friends. Here are some common dried fruits for you. 1. Peanut contains a lot of carbohydrates, vitamins and more than 20 kinds of trace elements such as lecithin, calcium, iron, etc., which have nourishing and health care effects for the elderly. Peanut oil processed from peanuts contains more than 76% unsaturated fatty acids, of which more than 65% is unsaturated oleic acid and about 35% is polyunsaturated linoleic acid, which can not only lower blood cholesterol, but also prevent atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. 2. Walnut Walnut has the functions of moistening lung and tonifying kidney, strengthening yang and strengthening kidney, and is an ideal nourishing food and medicine for warming lung and kidney. In addition, eating walnuts can moisten blood and black beard, making skin delicate and smooth. And is rich in phospholipids and lysine, which can effectively supplement brain nutrition and enhance physical strength for people who have been engaged in mental or physical labor for a long time. Walnut contains linoleic acid and a lot of vitamin E, which can improve the growth rate of cells and reduce diseases such as dermatosis, arteriosclerosis, hypertension and heart disease. It is a good food for beauty beauty to prolong life. 3, chestnuts chestnuts are fruits that tonify the kidney and strengthen the bones. Its carotene content is four times that of peanut, and its vitamin C content is 18 times that of peanut. It has good effects in preventing cancer, lowering cholesterol, and preventing thrombosis, virus and bacteria invasion. In addition, its unsaturated fatty acids and multivitamins can treat cardiovascular diseases, such as arteriosclerosis, hypertension and heart disease. It is also an anti-aging nutritional food. 4, broad beans The function of broad beans is to strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, and treat diaphragmatic food and edema. Broad beans are rich in protein, second only to soybeans. It is very beneficial to patients with edema caused by protein deficiency and chronic nephritis caused by it, and can also delay the symptoms of arteriosclerosis. Broad bean contains plant lectin, which has the function of detumescence and anticancer, especially for gastric cancer, esophageal cancer and cervical cancer. The crude fiber and other effective nutrients in broad beans have obvious curative effect on preventing obesity and regulating blood pressure. 5, sunflower seeds sunflower seeds can nourish the spleen and moisten the intestines, stop dysentery and eliminate carbuncle. It is believed that it can nourish hair, is rich in minerals and vitamins, has a preventive effect on acute hyperlipidemia and chronic hypercholesterolemia, can regenerate cells, lower blood sugar, and can prevent arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease. And the contents of vitamins e, f and zinc are much higher than other foods. Proper intake can remove spots and make the skin full of elasticity. 6. Cashew nuts, as one of the four dried fruits, are rich in B vitamins. It has obvious curative effect on anorexia, heart failure, edema of lower limbs and various inflammations, especially patients with rosacea should eat more cashews to avoid trouble. Cashew nuts are also rich in vitamin A, which can prevent and treat night blindness, dry eye and skin keratosis, enhance human disease resistance and prevent cancer. Alkyd in cashew nuts can prevent arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, while linolenic acid can prevent heart disease and stroke, so cashew nuts are rare things with long life. To sum up, six kinds of dried fruits are a good topic about what the elderly eat. A correct diet can not only prevent diseases, but also establish a correct regimen. Is it killing two birds with one stone?