When people get older, taste buds will begin to gradually lose their role, if coupled with certain chronic diseases, it is easier to lose appetite, do not like to eat the phenomenon, long-term down to malnutrition, which will lead to the elderly body more weak, then the elderly do not like to eat how to do?
Increase the intake of zinc
Zinc can affect the normal metabolism of proteins in human cells and participate in the synthesis of gustatory elements; zinc supplementation for the elderly can also enhance the taste buds, which are sensitive to taste and ensure the absorption of more nutrients.
Foods containing zinc include: oysters, fish, soy products, eggs, lean meat, peanuts and walnuts.
Pay attention to the appropriate temperature of meals
Older people's taste buds are more sensitive to soups, so they may want to add some vegetable soup, noodles, ravioli and other foods to their recipes, and pay attention to the fact that the best temperature for older people's taste buds is 20°C-25°C. Therefore, it is important to keep meals at the right temperature to better stimulate their appetite.
Pay attention to oral health care to adjust the diet
Older people are getting older and have loose teeth, so they should pay more attention to oral health care, especially to do every day to adhere to the brush, timely cleaning of the teeth, to prevent food residues lead to bacterial growth, if the teeth have fallen out in time to fill, do not resist wearing dentures, the elderly diet should choose more easily chewed, easy to digest food. When eating, try to chew the dishes to increase appetite.
Drug effects cause the elderly not to eat
Erythromycin and other antibiotics, some Chinese herbs, such as rhubarb, cypress, rehmannia and other herbs have appetite suppressing effects, elderly people who do not like to eat and lose appetite when taking these drugs can try to take stomach and appetite tablets to regulate appetite.
Nutritional imbalance causes the elderly not to eat
When the elderly are partial eaters, it is easy to cause nutritional imbalance. Therefore, the daily diet should pay attention to a reasonable mix, pay attention to meat and vegetables, coarse and fine mix evenly, it is best to insist on eating 300 to 500 grams of cereals, 400 to 500 grams of fruits and vegetables, fish, meat, eggs and other non-vegetarian food is controlled at about 125 to 200 grams per day. Pay attention to coarse grains as much as possible to eat during the day, so as not to affect the digestion, it is best to boil porridge to drink or with fruits and vegetables, in addition to eat less red meat, eat more chicken, fish, keep a light diet.
Keep a cheerful and happy mood to eat
Poor mood can also affect the appetite, so keep a cheerful and happy mood, is also the key to improve the problem of loss of appetite, keep a relaxed atmosphere when eating, do not want to talk about those things that affect the mood, less smoking and less drinking, and at the same time to ensure that the work and rest routine is normal, more exercise and labor, these can effectively promote gastric emptying, so that the sensitivity of the taste buds increased.
