What are the main dietary precautions for the elderly?

When people are old, their digestive function is weakened. Pay attention to the following proper and taboos in diet.

Medical research on eating less meat proves that many diseases of the elderly are related to eating meat. The elderly are generally quiet and less active, consume less heat, eat too much meat or often overeat, which not only increases the burden on the stomach, but also tends to be obese, leading to various diseases. Therefore, the diet of the elderly should be vegetarian.

Fresh food is nutritious and easy to digest and absorb. The food for the elderly should be eaten as you buy it. Especially in summer, so as to avoid gastrointestinal involvement and cause some diseases.

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The elderly should avoid eating more meals and should follow the principle of less but better, and eat less and eat more meals. Filling the stomach too full is a taboo in the diet life of the elderly, which is harmful to health after a long time.

It is advisable to avoid salty, sweet and spicy tastes, and it is not suitable for the elderly. Old people with hypertension and heart and kidney diseases should have a light taste.

I should keep warm for the elderly. I am a lack and cold body. Warm food can warm the stomach and strengthen the body. Eat less cold food and avoid raw food on weekdays. Even in midsummer, eating cold drinks will do harm to the health and diseases of the elderly.