What nutritional issues do Chinese elderly people need to pay attention to?

　　elderly body healthy It is worthy of everyone's attention. Since many Chinese elderly people have a poor dietary structure, they have many nutritional problems. So, what nutritional problems do Chinese elderly people have? Today, the editor is here to give you a brief understanding, hoping it will be helpful to you.

　　The dietary structure of Chinese elderly: eat more high-fat and high-calorie foods； Eat less vegetables and fruits ； Eat a lot of polished rice and noodles.

　　Excessive consumption of refined rice, flour, and high-fat and high-calorie foods is an important reason for the rapid increase in the incidence of diabetes in the elderly over the past decade. Millet, buckwheat and other grains are not only less likely to cause obesity, but also have a much smaller impact on blood sugar than polished rice and noodles. The elderly should eat more.

　　Nutrients: Insufficient intake of various trace elements. The most serious problem is still calcium deficiency. Experts say that the elderly have a relatively high demand for calcium, but the average daily intake of calcium for the elderly in Beijing is 500 mg, which is only half of the 1,000 mg recommended by the Chinese Nutrition Society - "Only 1/3 of the elderly can drink 200 ml of milk every day." Some research shows that in clinical Among them, the elderly are prone to lack of vitamin D and dietary fiber. The elderly also have low intakes of zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and riboflavin.

　　There is also overnutrition. Many elderly people suffer from bowel cancer, Uterus Cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, etc. disease , are directly related to overnutrition.

　　From the above introduction, we can see that the elderly in China have many nutritional problems. Experts remind that the elderly should eat more millet, buckwheat and other grains. This is not only less likely to cause obesity, but also beneficial to health. In addition, they should also pay attention to eating more foods containing zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C and riboflavin.