However, some elderly people lack attention to health care, coupled with widespread misconceptions, which lead many elderly people to have wrong eating habits:
In fact, many studies have shown that diets based on animal foods such as red meat will increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and some chronic diseases. Due to unreasonable propaganda, many elderly people mistakenly believe that eating meat will be harmful to their health.
However, meat has its irreplaceable benefits. It can provide high-quality protein and is rich in amino acids needed by human body. Red meat is a good choice for iron supplementation.
If you don't eat meat at all and stay vegetarian for a long time, you will easily lack protein and iron, leading to problems such as decreased immunity, anemia and malnutrition.
In the traditional concept, seafood is hair, which makes many elderly people stay away from seafood.
Studies have found that eating marine fish for the elderly has many benefits. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in marine fish can help regulate blood pressure, improve heart and brain health and enhance vision.
It has been publicized not to eat too carefully. The benefits of coarse grains are obvious: they are rich in nutrients and health-care ingredients, which can slowly raise blood sugar, lower cholesterol and control weight. ...
Although coarse grains are good, you can't eat too much, especially the elderly, whose digestive function is weaker than that of ordinary people. Eating too much coarse grains will increase the burden on the stomach. And too much coarse grains will also affect the absorption of protein, fat and mineral elements.
As you get older, your taste will get worse and you will feel weak when you eat anything. Some elderly people will constantly add more condiments, especially salt, when cooking.
It is enough for ordinary people to consume 6 grams of salt every day. Excessive salt intake can easily lead to problems such as high blood pressure. MSG also contains sodium, so it should not be used too much. Some irritating spices, such as pepper, garlic, ginger, etc., are easy to damage the stomach.
Many old people have this kind of eating habit, and some are afraid of trouble and eat several meals at a time; Some of them are out of money, and the rest must have been eaten up.
However, eating leftovers for a long time is prone to malnutrition, especially vitamins and other nutrients, which will be destroyed after repeated storage and heating.
Improper storage of leftovers will also produce bacteria, which will affect health.
Fish soup does have many benefits. Some nutrients in the ingredients will be dissolved in the soup and can enhance the appetite of the elderly.
But many people think that nutrition is in soup, and it is a dietary misunderstanding to drink soup without eating meat. Most nutrients are still in the ingredients, not in the soup. Abandoning meat and drinking soup will waste more nutrition.
Fat and purine are dissolved in broth, and it is not advisable for gout elderly people to drink more broth.
After years of nutrition propaganda, many elderly people know that diet should be light, so that some people misunderstand the meaning of light diet and go to the other extreme.
They control the amount of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar too low, which will also cause many problems: this will affect the flavor of food, lead to a decline in appetite, affect the intake of normal nutrition, and eventually lead to malnutrition.
Vegetable oil is an important source of essential fatty acids. Long-term low oil intake is easy to constipation, affecting appetite.
Three meals a day, a balanced diet is the main source of body nutrition. Health products can be used as nutritional supplements, but they cannot usurp the role of host.
If three meals are not good and you rely on health care products for a long time, you may supplement some nutrients excessively, which is harmful to your health.
The elderly should also prevent malnutrition and anemia, and eat lean meat, fish and shrimp, eggs and milk in moderation.
Old people should often eat some sea fish.
The staple food should be thick and thin, not too much coarse grains.
Fresh vegetables and fruits, at least 500 grams a day.
Salt should not exceed 6 grams per day, hypertension should be controlled at 4 grams, and salt should not be controlled too low. Vegetable oil is 25~30 grams per day, and try to avoid eating animal oil.
Don't forget to eat meat when you drink soup. You should not drink too much soup.