What should older people eat and drink during an epidemic?
Release time:
2024-10-28 13:45
Regarding the elderly getting pneumonia, it is actually a very common clinical phenomenon because the resistance of the elderly is very weak, so in the course of this epidemic, a good dietary management of the elderly can improve the immunity of the elderly.
Beijing CDC Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene issued ‘tips on dietary safety for the elderly during the epidemic’, the elderly should consume at least 12 kinds of food every day, increase the intake of fish, poultry, meat, eggs, milk, soybeans, fruits and vegetables and other types of food; and take the initiative to drink a sufficient amount of water, a small amount of multiple meals, the food should be fine and soft, to prevent choking and coughing.
Guizhou Medical University Hospital Clinical Nutrition Department Director Yang Dagang accepted a reporter interview, reminding the elderly diet to pay attention to these issues:
The elderly body function degradation, immune function decline, and often accompanied by a variety of chronic diseases. Therefore, the elderly are susceptible to infectious diseases and high-risk susceptible groups, do a good job of diet (nutrition) management of the elderly, can improve the immunity of the elderly.
1. Ensure a balanced diet (no picky eating/no favouritism) with daily food combinations in the following proportions:
a. Staple food (rice, coarse grains) 1/10
b. Soya bean products and dairy products 2/10
c. Poultry, eggs, meat (chicken, duck, fish) 2/10
d. Vegetables and fruits (vegetables, fruits) 5/10
2. Pay attention to food safety and hygiene:
Separate raw and cooked food
Food should be boiled/cooked
Do not eat raw, cold or hard food
3. Adequate drinking water
Small amount of times, warm boiled water or light tea, it is recommended to drink 1500-1800ml of water per day. Recently, you can increase the amount of high-quality protein-rich food (egg/milk/fish/beef/soybean products, etc.), which can help to enhance the body's resistance, and slow down the muscle decay.
4、Small amount of meals, chewing and swallowing slowly
As the digestive function of the elderly body is weakened, it is recommended to give preference to finer, softer and easier-to-digest foods.
5, can be appropriate to supplement the multivitamin, minerals
If eating is inadequate, specialist nutritional counselling and, if necessary, nutritional supplements may be administered.
Annex 1: Sources of good quality protein
1, fish, shrimp, poultry, lean pork, beef and mutton, etc.
2、Eggs: eggs, etc.
3, milk: fresh milk, yoghurt, etc.
4、Soya bean: soybean, black bean, green bean, tofu, dried bean curd, shredded bean curd and so on.
Annex 2：Examples of foods with nutrients:
Foods rich in vitamin A: animal liver, whole milk, eggs, dark green or red, yellow and orange coloured vegetables and fruits.
Foods rich in vitamin B1: coarse grains, pulses, nuts, animal offal, lean meat, eggs.
Foods rich in vitamin B2: animal liver, kidney, milk, eggs, green vegetables, beans.
Foods rich in vitamin C: fresh vegetables and fruits.
Foods rich in calcium: milk, soya products, seafood, black fungus.
Foods rich in iron: animal blood, liver, lean meat, poultry, aquatic products, black fungus, nori.
Foods rich in magnesium: green leafy vegetables, coarse grains, mushrooms, nuts.
Vitamin D is found in foods such as marine fish, liver, egg yolks, etc., but in limited quantities and is mainly synthesised by the body itself under sunlight exposure.
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