Silver Age Science | What is suitable for the elderly to eat? What is not suitable to eat? This article tells you——

#Thousands of IPs Create Science Popularization# Since last year, Quanzhou Science and Technology Association has earnestly implemented Quanzhou’s "Silver Age Science Popularization" campaign, focusing on the hot topics and science popularization needs of the elderly group, with "Elderly Health and Wellness", "Crossing the Digital Divide" and "Anti-telecom Financial Fraud" as the main contents, helping the elderly to master basic science popularization knowledge on health and wellness, smart technology and anti-fraud, so that they can better integrate into the modern smart society.

In order to further improve the health literacy, information literacy and digital skills of the elderly and allow the fruits of scientific and technological development to benefit the lives of the elderly, Quanzhou City's Office of the Leading Group for National Science Literacy, Quanzhou Association for Science and Technology, and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University jointly launched a popular science reader - "Talking about Health and Enjoyment in Health", focusing on advocating a civilized and healthy lifestyle, and focusing on popularizing health and wellness knowledge for the elderly, so that the elderly can better and more deeply understand and accept it, and continuously enhance the elderly's sense of gain, happiness, and security.

Foods that the elderly should not eat

01. Animal offal and fat

Fatty meat and animal offal contain high levels of saturated fatty acids. If consumed in excess, it can easily cause high cholesterol, which can lead to cardiovascular disease.

02. Pickled food

After food has been pickled for a long time, the nitrite content is very high, which can easily cause cancer.

03. Fried food

After a large amount of frying, food becomes high in calories and fat, which not only reduces the nutritional elements of the food itself, but may also produce a carcinogen called benzopyrene during the frying process.

Ranking of foods suitable for the elderly

01. Whole grains

Eating more whole grains can improve immunity and promote metabolism.

02. Fish

Fish is high in protein and low in fat, and is easily absorbed by the body.

03. Tofu

Tofu contains protein and isoflavones, which can promote metabolism, replenish qi, and is easy to digest, making it very friendly to the elderly.

04. Eggs

Eggs are rich in protein and lecithin, which are good for human absorption. However, the cholesterol in eggs is also high, so you should not eat too many eggs every day.