The world's top ten recognized healthy fruits have various nutrients and benefits. Both kinds of extremely nutritious black fruits are delicious. Fruits (fruit products) contain rich vitamins (vitamin products), minerals, fructose, pectin, and water, making them an excellent choice for cooling off in the summer.
However, for the elderly, due to the weakened physiological functions of their organs, such as poor digestion (digestive food), slow gastrointestinal motility, insufficient gastric acid secretion, and reduced urine volume, if they do not pay attention to the method when eating fruits, it can cause discomfort and even induce various diseases. First of all, the amount of fruit eaten each time should not be too large. Excessive consumption will cause a large amount of water to be retained in the body in a short period of time, increasing the burden on the heart and kidneys, leading to palpitations, shortness of breath, and edema.
Consuming a large amount of fruit at one time will also cause a sharp increase in the concentration of fructose or other sugars in the gastrointestinal tract and blood, and high concentrations of sugar will have negative effects on multiple organs of the elderly. For example, high concentrations of fructose in the gastrointestinal tract are not conducive to digestion and absorption. The high concentration of fructose in the intestines can also cause local hyperosmotic conditions, increase intestinal fluid secretion, and cause symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.
In addition, after the sugar in the fruit is absorbed in large amounts, if it cannot be utilized by the body, it can only be excreted through the kidneys. And when sugar passes through the kidneys, it forms a high osmotic pressure, causing the glomerulus to be in a state of ultrafiltration. Over time, it can lead to kidney damage. Secondly, pay attention to the nature and taste of fruits when eating them.
Although the summer weather is hot and the diet should focus on clearing heat and cooling down, this is only a general principle. Specifically, it should be consistent with individual constitution. For example, people with a deficiency-cold constitution have a low metabolic rate, produce less heat, and have a high excitement of the parasympathetic nervous system. They often feel cold and are prone to diarrhea. It is best for them to choose warm fruits such as lychee, longan, cherry, coconut milk, apricot, chestnut, and walnut.
On the contrary, people with a real-heat constitution have a vigorous metabolism, produce more heat, and have a dominant sympathetic nervous system. They are prone to fever, often have a red complexion, feel thirsty, have a dry tongue, like to drink cold drinks, and are irritable and frequently constipated. According to the principle mentioned above, such people should eat more cool fruits, such as cantaloupe, watermelon, water pear, banana, kiwi, mango, mangosteen, lotus root, tomato, persimmon, water chestnut, sweet melon, cucumber, and grapefruit.
Of course, neutral fruits such as grapes, papaya, apple, coconut meat, pear, orange, watermelon rind, mango, olive, ginkgo nut, and plum can be eaten by people with different constitutions. Avocado: the most nutritious fruit. Once again, choose suitable fruits according to your own health (healthy food) condition. For example, patients with stomach problems who frequently have belching and acid regurgitation should avoid eating fruits that contain a lot of organic acids, such as plums, hawthorns, lemons, and grapes (grape products). Those who frequently have dry stools can eat more peaches, bananas, and tangerines, as these fruits have a laxative effect.
Persimmons contain a large amount of persimmon gum, and eating too much can worsen constipation. Those who frequently have diarrhea should not eat fruits with a laxative effect mentioned above, but can eat some apples appropriately because apples have a constricting and astringent effect.
Those with heart disease and edema should not eat fruits with a high water content, such as watermelon and coconut, to avoid increasing the burden on the heart and worsening edema. People with diabetes (diabetes food) should not only eat less sugar but also eat less fruits with a high sugar content, such as pears, apples, and bananas. Patients with hepatitis should eat more fruits with high vitamin C content, such as oranges and fresh jujubes, which are beneficial for the treatment and recovery of hepatitis. Do not eat fruits before meals to avoid affecting normal eating and digestion. Patients with nephritis and hypertension should not eat too many bananas because although bananas have a high potassium content, they have a cold nature and slippery quality.
