May 15th to 21st is the 9th National Nutrition Week, with the theme of "Reasonable diet, nutrition is a good doctor". In recent years, many regions in China have successively opened "elderly dining tables", and elderly people have been optimized in terms of nutrition intake. However, many elderly people still believe that "it is difficult to buy old and thin", and many elderly people continue to use the "oil is not bad for food" approach. Insufficient and excessive nutrition intake coexist, affecting the physical health of the elderly.
Previously, pickled vegetables and porridge, but now the food is nutritious
At noon, the reporter saw that many old people were having dinner at the Old People's Restaurant of Guangming Community, Chongqing Subdistrict, Chaoyang District, Changchun City, Jilin Province. On the rack, braised swordfish, Braised pork belly with braised eggs, Bahulu, shredded potatoes, green leafy vegetables... There are twenty or thirty kinds of dishes with meat and vegetables in a row, and soup, Congee, pickles and various pasta are also abundant.
Previously, when I was eating alone at home, it was cold and there were few dishes. Now when it comes to the meal, everyone comes. The dishes are particularly rich, and the meat and vegetable combinations are also good, which cannot be done at home. "At the dining table, the elderly people praise the cafeteria endlessly. At present, the elderly restaurant has over 100 elderly people coming to dine every noon.
Since the opening of the elderly food aid at No. 63, Guangwai South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, "what to eat at noon" has become a topic of frequent discussion among residents nearby. At 11 noon, the catering truck at Hongfengying Elderly Care Station arrived at the meal assistance point on time, and the staff arranged meals for the residents according to the previous day's reservation list.
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Xie Lin, a professor in the Teaching and Research Section of Nutrition and Food Hygiene at the School of Public Health of Jilin University, said that the aging of the population has been the basic national condition of China for a long time, and the nutrition intake of the elderly is particularly important. With the gradual increase of community canteens and the continuous progress of professional nutrition management, the nutrition intake of the elderly will be more reasonable.
There are still three major challenges in elderly nutrition intake
Journalists have learned through research that with the improvement of living standards, the malnutrition caused by "insufficient food" in the elderly has almost disappeared. The more common problems are muscle atrophy caused by "poor food" and "three highs" caused by unscientific diet.
——It is not advisable to buy old and thin, as it is difficult to buy a thousand dollars
The World Health Organization proposed in the "2020 2030 Decade of Action on Healthy Aging" to focus on the functional development of elderly people in order to achieve healthy aging, with malnutrition and frailty being the two major obstacles. During the reporter's interview, it was found that some elderly people often rely on vegetarianism due to decreased chewing, taste, swallowing, and other abilities. They firmly believe that "a thousand dollars cannot buy old age to be thin" and believe that being thin is health. Experts say that relying mainly on vegetarianism can lead to a serious lack of protein intake in elderly people, leading to muscle atrophy and plunging the body into a vicious cycle. The intake of protein is essential to delay muscle decay and reduce the risk of disability in elderly people. Giving up meat for the sake of weight loss is a very dangerous behavior that can harm physical health, "Schelling said.
——'Too much oil doesn't spoil the dishes' is not healthy
The reporter found in some places in Hunan that due to the characteristics of the local diet, some elderly people are accustomed to the heavy oil and salt diet, and their daily intake of salt and oil exceeds the standard. Especially in rural areas, some elderly people are affected by the old nutritional concept of "more oil is not bad for food", and are accustomed to frying cooking, leading to an increase in the number of elderly people suffering from hyperlipidemia and diabetes.
Li Huijing, a nephrologist at Hunan Aerospace Hospital, said that in recent years, the number of elderly diabetes patients in China has increased, and the principle of medical nutrition treatment is to live within your income and choose food according to your size. But there are still many diabetes patients who can't keep their mouths shut and have excessive nutrition problems, leading to aggravation of the disease. In addition, some interviewed experts stated that some elderly people choose to be vegetarian or eat very little to improve indicators such as blood sugar, blood lipids, and blood pressure. However, as the indicators decrease, other physical problems may arise.
——Misuse of health products is very dangerous
In recent years, many elderly people have been enthusiastic about sharing various so-called "health knowledge", and many have even fallen into the "health product scam". The interviewed experts stated that this to some extent reflects the desire of the elderly population for nutritional knowledge and the lack of scientific knowledge supply.
Cao Mingfu, a senior national health administrator, said that at present, the common problem of the elderly in China is that their health Scientific literacy is not high and they have little knowledge of reasonable diet.
"In recent years, events such as poisoning caused by taking too many vitamins for the elderly, taking health care products indiscriminately, and sending the elderly to the hospital to treat their diseases with self prepared herbs have sounded the alarm bell for the elderly," said Professor Liu Youshuo, Department of Geriatrics, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University.
