The old man's digestive ability is not good. What effect does eating meat have on his health?

The old people's physical function degenerates, and the peristalsis and digestive ability of the stomach become weak. If you eat meat regularly, it is easy to cause indigestion, nausea, chest tightness, and serious problems such as hyperlipidemia and hypertension will occur.

Red meat such as pork and beef contains more saturated fatty acids. We all know that excessive intake of saturated fatty acids can easily lead to chronic diseases such as congestion. People who only like meat but don't like vegetables will be constipated because of insufficient fiber intake. Fiber can increase intestinal beneficial bacteria, help defecation, prevent constipation, control weight and prevent obesity.

Most heart patients eat too much meat, too little vegetables and too little exercise. In addition, eating more meat is closely related to metabolic diseases such as hyperlipidemia and obesity. Even seemingly unrelated diseases, such as arthritis, gallstones, Alzheimer's disease and osteoporosis, are closely related to eating more meat. When human beings become "carnivores", it will not only do harm to the body, but also make dopamine secretion in the brain exuberant and acetylcholine activity abnormal, which will lead to emotional irritability, strong desire and affect intelligence.

Because the elderly are old and weak, the function of body organs is declining. For example, the digestive ability of the elderly is reduced. If the elderly like to eat high-protein foods, such as meat and seafood. He will be more prone to some digestive system diseases, leading to some bad breath, or some smells produced by long-term unclean food residues.

Therefore, it is ok for the elderly to eat meat, but it should be moderate. And supplemented by some digestible foods such as coarse grains, fruits and vegetables, the nutrition should be balanced. Only in this way can the elderly live a long and healthy life.