Middle-aged and elderly people want to be healthy. How important is it to eat after meals?

As the saying goes, "the disease enters from the mouth" has some truth. According to medical research, some types of diseases are really related to unhealthy diet, such as the common "three high" diseases. In the process of eating, eating unhealthy food will reduce the function of important organs, and then bring harm to the body. If we want to prevent diseases actively, we must improve our immunity and the functions of various organs. First of all, you must eat healthily.

Then, the older you get, the more you need to avoid eating, so that young people can eat their favorite foods as they please? This is a misunderstanding that most people have. No matter young or not, we should pay attention to our diet. As we get older, we need to pay more attention and know how to avoid food. For the elderly, the various functions of the body have shown signs of aging and degradation. Most people's gastrointestinal function is already very weak, and if they don't avoid eating, they may also induce other diseases. Therefore, for the elderly, it is more necessary to pay attention to health. Middle-aged and elderly people want to be healthy and less sick. Doctor's advice: avoid these three kinds of food in your diet!

1. high-fat food

People of all ages should try to eat less high-fat food, especially middle-aged and elderly people with chronic diseases. If they eat too much high-fat food, they will become obese. Obesity is the inducing factor of many diseases. In addition, obesity can also lead to problems such as slow response, and long-term consumption of high-calorie foods can also lead to changes in normal indicators of the body, especially blood lipids. If the blood lipid level rises obviously, hyperlipidemia may occur, and hyperlipidemia is one of the main "culprits" that induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, it is suggested to reduce the intake of high-fat and high-calorie foods in order to achieve the effect of preventing diseases.

Pickled food

It is understood that pickled food has been listed as the main carcinogenic food by the World Health Organization. However, as pickled food has been a food culture in China for thousands of years, it is recommended to eat it in small quantities and pay attention to the frequency. In addition, for the middle-aged and elderly people, try to eat less pickled food, because pickled food contains a lot of nitrite, which is one of the carcinogens and will interfere with the digestive system and affect the immune function of the body. Because nitrite can't be excreted, and the digestive organs are difficult to operate and take it out of the body completely, accumulating too much nitrite in the body will seriously endanger health.

3. Spicy food

For people who know how to keep in good health, spicy food has always been excluded from a healthy diet. This is because too spicy food can stimulate gastrointestinal function. Although spicy food has appetizing effect and stimulates taste buds, it is suggested that middle-aged and elderly people reduce the intake of spicy food and give priority to light taste. The gastrointestinal function is weak, which is not suitable for digestion and excretion of spicy food. If you eat a lot of irritating food, constipation will occur, and in severe cases, stomach problems will be induced. Therefore, in order to be healthy, it is best to choose mild and non-irritating food to provide nutrition.