What should the elderly pay attention to when eating fruits?

Recognized as the world's top ten healthy fruits, the nutrition and efficacy of various fruits are the two ultimate nutritious black fruit delicacies. Fruits (fruit foods) are rich in vitamins (vitamin foods), minerals, fructose, pectin and water, making them a good food.

But for the elderly, due to the weakened physiological functions of the organs, such as poor digestion (food digestion) ability, slowed gastrointestinal motility, insufficient gastric acid secretion, reduced urine volume, etc., if you do not pay attention to the method when eating fruits, it will cause discomfort and even induce various diseases. First of all, the amount of fruit eaten each time should not be too large. Excessive eating will cause a large amount of water to be retained in the body in a short period of time, which will increase the burden on the heart and kidneys, leading to palpitation, shortness of breath, and edema.

Eating a large amount of fruit at one time will also cause the content of fructose or other sugars in the gastrointestinal tract and blood to rise sharply. High concentrations of sugar will have a negative impact on multiple organs of the elderly. For example, too high a concentration of fructose in the gastrointestinal tract is not conducive to digestion and absorption. The accumulation of high concentrations of fructose in the intestine can also cause a local hypertonic state, increase the secretion of intestinal juice, and produce symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.

In addition, after a large amount of sugar in fruits is absorbed, if it cannot be used by the body, it can only be excreted through the kidneys. And when sugar passes through the kidneys, it will form a high osmosis, causing the glomeruli to be in an ultrafiltration state, which will cause kidney disease over time. Secondly, pay attention to its nature and taste when eating fruits.