If the elderly have no taste in their meals, they should take some zinc.

　　Careful children will find that as their parents get older, the dishes they cook become more and more salty, and all this is due to the degradation of the elderly's sense of taste.

　　Capital Medical University Affiliated to Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Song Xin from the Department of Nutrition pointed out that eating too much salt for a long time is very harmful to the body. Therefore, on the premise of ruling out other causes, the elderly can properly supplement zinc to enhance their taste.

　　elderly If the appetite is obviously reduced, hair zinc and blood zinc can be measured after ruling out other causes. If there is indeed zinc deficiency, the habit of partial and picky eating must be corrected.

The best way to supplement zinc for the elderly is to eat a variety of foods, mix meat and vegetables, and pay attention to a balanced diet.

　　Generally, animal foods, such as beef and pork, have higher zinc content and are easier to be absorbed and utilized by the human body. Fish and seafood are also high in zinc.

　　In addition, you can also eat nuts, which not only contain zinc but are also rich in unsaturated fatty acids. However, nuts are too high in calories. It is better for the elderly to eat a small spoonful or a small handful a day. It should be noted that the more delicate the food and the more complicated the cooking process, the more serious the loss of zinc. If zinc deficiency is severe, zinc-containing drugs can be taken orally under the guidance of a doctor.

　　Knowledge supplement: Who is prone to zinc deficiency?

　　Picky eaters, diabetics: taking zinc may slow symptoms；

　　Vegetarians: Because plant-based foods contain less zinc；

　　Preschoolers: Zinc can reduce the chance of respiratory infections and promote growth and development.

　　Those who grow rapidly；

　　Want to improve sexual function and reproductive ability male；

　　suffering from malignant tumors or infections disease Patient: Zinc can enhance the function of white blood cells and improve immune function；

　　Elderly people: Zinc can adjust immune system disorders caused by physiological aging；

　　Patients with chronic kidney disease or uremia: This disease is particularly prone to loss of zinc from the body；

　　People with severe acne or acne: Zinc can promote collagen formation and relieve symptoms；

　　Patients with chronic digestive tract diseases: The absorption function of zinc will be reduced, but the excretion will be increased, making them prone to deficiency.；

　　Irregular menstruation who；

　　eczema Patient: The zinc content in the blood is low and needs supplementation；

　　Pregnant and breastfeeding women: preventable baby deformity and nerve System function changes；

　　Those with prostate disease.