What kind of weight should the elderly maintain? Old people can measure their body mass index to see if it is within the effective range. There is a formula to calculate the body mass index, which is to divide the weight by the square of the height. The key to figure is Kg and height is meters. The body mass index calculated by the elderly will be more appropriate if it is between 2 1.0~26.9; If it is lower than 18.5, it belongs to the thin level; If it exceeds 28, it belongs to the level of obesity. With the increase of age, the number of fat cells in the body will increase, and the body mass index will increase appropriately, but it should not be higher than 26.9, otherwise there will be a good prevalence rate of diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, which will continue to endanger the service life of the elderly.
How should the elderly lose weight scientifically and reasonably? 1, exercise to lose weight
Old people can do physical exercise as long as their physical conditions permit. Physical exercise is indeed a good way to lose weight. This method can not only make your body more and more healthy, but also does not need to spend too much energy and vitality, nor does it need to spend too much money. As long as you stick to it, you will see good results. At this time, it is necessary to choose fitness exercises with sufficient compressive strength, and there is no way to lose weight by doing housework.
2. Adjust your diet.
Old people can't eat whatever they want. Before eating, they should first check whether their diet meets the health standards. If you want to lose weight, you need to control the quantity properly. Just eat seven or eight points full, don't overeat. The diet should be light, and all kinds of nutrients need to be ingested. You don't need to be hungry or lack nutrition, otherwise it will endanger your physical and mental health, but it will be counterproductive.
3. The law of three meals
In the process of losing weight, the elderly must pay attention to the law of three meals, and their basal metabolism is relatively low. If they don't eat on time, their basal metabolism will be lower and the efficiency of losing weight will be slower and slower. To make yourself full, there is a saying that you can lose weight only when you are full, which is more suitable for the elderly. You can't lose weight without eating dinner. Skipping dinner will do great harm.
4. Don't trust diet pills.
Don't touch items such as diet pills for the elderly to lose weight, and you can't eat any reliable diet pills. The physical function of the elderly themselves will decline. If you take diet pills, it will produce greater excretion pressure on liver and kidney function. In order to better maintain the kidney function and the physical and mental health of human organs such as the liver, we should not use this unhealthy method of losing weight and throw away the diet pills as soon as possible.
It is very important for the elderly to lose weight, but they can't lose too much. Excessive weight loss can easily lead to some other problems. If you are too thin, you need to gain weight effectively. If you are too fat, you need to lose weight scientifically and reasonably. In any case, you need to control your weight within an effective range, and you don't have to increase many physical and mental health safety hazards for no reason.