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With the continuous improvement of medical standards and the extension of average life expectancy, China has gradually entered an aging society. Therefore, how to protect the health of the elderly population has also become a topic of concern for many people. Zhao Xia, director of the Nutrition Department of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, explains to you: How should the elderly strengthen nutritional supplementation?
【Expert Profile】
Zhao Xia, Director of the Department of Nutrition, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Deputy Director of The Dietitian, Vice Chairman of the Clinical Nutrition Branch of the Beijing Medical Association, and a member of the Nutrition Physician Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association.
Expert Interpretation:
The nutritional problems of the elderly population have attracted more and more attention in recent years. Due to the decline in the function of basal metabolism and digestive system in the elderly, the occurrence of chronic diseases, the intake, digestion and absorption of food and nutrients are affected, so the diet of the elderly should be adjusted in a targeted manner. First of all, chronic diseases are more common in the elderly population, such as high blood lipids, high blood pressure, high blood sugar "three high" diseases are more common, some people think that the elderly should be allowed to strictly control the diet, to avoid the further development of the "three highs", but this is not the case. The elderly due to the decline in digestive function, often in the diet can ingest relatively few nutrients, while there are some elderly people do not pay attention to daily diet, picky eating, make-up and other situations are not uncommon, long-term strict control of the diet will lead to malnutrition in the elderly, there will be anemia, constipation and even hypoproteinemia, etc., thereby affecting the health of the elderly. Therefore, we should help the elderly supplement nutrition according to their own physical condition.
At the same time, the incidence of chronic diseases in the elderly population is high, such as the incidence of osteoporosis, which in turn brings about falls, disability caused by fractures, and the fatality rate is also relatively high, at this time we can help the elderly supplement calcium and high-quality protein to prevent osteoporosis. For the elderly, it is recommended to consume 300 grams of dairy products per day, while strengthening the intake of meat, especially lean meat, and appropriately supplementing fresh vegetables and soy products, nuts, etc., can help us supplement enough nutrients to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
In the daily diet, elderly friends should also pay attention to the combination of thickness and thickness, moderately reduce the intake of polished rice noodles, and avoid excessive increase in blood sugar. At the same time, excessive taste and excessive daily intake of salt will also lead to an increase in blood pressure, and the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases will also increase, so it should also be paid attention to in the daily diet.
Director Zhao Xia was a guest of Xinhua Network interview room
Finally, Zhao Xia suggested that the body mass index (BMI) is a commonly used indicator to measure the degree of fat and thinness of the human body, but for the elderly, the normal range of the body mass index can be appropriately relaxed, and the degree of physical health should not be measured simply by "fat" and "thin". Blindly losing weight or gaining weight has the potential to place a greater burden on the body. Therefore, as long as the elderly pay attention to nutritional collocation and the combination of thickness and fineness in their daily diet, they can ensure their own nutritional intake and spend their old age healthily.
【Column Introduction】
"Health Decoding" is a large-scale original health science popularization video column of Xinhua Net. Pay attention to public health awareness and advocate a healthy and intelligent life. The column invites experts from major tertiary hospitals and authoritative institutions to record, and systematically interprets from multiple angles such as healthy lifestyle, early diagnosis and early treatment of diseases, interpretation of health misunderstandings, and scientific health care knowledge, with ease and humor, and in-depth and simple. Each episode of the program is presented in the form of a combination of three-dimensional animation and studio recording, all-round and three-dimensional decoding of the mystery of health, the program is short and concise, so that people can obtain practical and scientific health knowledge in fragmented time, beneficial to the body and mind.