People can't eat without food, and they can't eat too well. According to the physiological characteristics of the elderly, it is the most important measure to take an ideal balanced diet. The so-called balanced diet means that the types and quantities of nutrients in the diet are balanced and reasonable, which is suitable for the physiological needs of diners. Therefore, the elderly should choose foods that are easy to digest, appetizing in appearance, delicious in taste, rich in nutrients and appropriate in the proportion of nutrients. Take care of the physiological characteristics of the elderly when preparing and cooking. At the same time, we should pay attention to the regularity and quantity of diet, and it is better to eat 3 to 4 meals a day. In addition, the elderly should eat more foods containing fructose and vitamins.

2, the elderly should pay attention to maintain a moderate weight.

When people reach middle age, some people begin to get fat. In men, fat is mostly deposited in the abdomen; In women, fat is mainly deposited in the breast, buttocks and upper thighs. Generally speaking, more than 20% of the standard weight is called obesity. The biggest harm of obesity is that it will bring many senile diseases, such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, gout, gallstones, pancreatitis and so on. In addition, overweight in the elderly will increase the burden on the spine and joints; Easy to backache, arthritis, joint deformation. The ideal way to maintain a moderate weight is to control diet and physical exercise.

3. Matters needing attention in daily health care for the elderly

Old people are different from children and young people. Besides paying attention to the above problems, their diet should also pay attention to the quality requirements. Avoid eating some indigestible food and don't be too full. It's enough to feel eight points full. It is best not to eat cold, too sweet, too salty and irritating drugs.

Many elderly people have poor sleep quality. They always feel sleepy during the day, take a nap and can't sleep at night. This routine is unhealthy and unreasonable. Adequate sleep is a solid guarantee of good health, so we must ensure sleep time. In addition, it is best for the elderly to form a good habit of taking a nap and insist on taking a nap for one or two hours every day.

We must form good living habits. At this stage of the elderly, life hygiene and food hygiene are still very important. In addition, it is best not to touch alcohol and tobacco. These things are unacceptable to the elderly. Try to eat less snacks, such as biscuits, potato chips and candy.

Daily maintenance is also very important. Unlike young people, the elderly are particularly adaptable to climate and temperature. So when the seasons change and the weather changes suddenly, we must pay attention to changing clothes in time. Be sure to do a good job in cold protection, heat preservation and heatstroke prevention and cooling in time.