Everyone says that enjoying one's old age is important, but what does it really mean to enjoy it? Perhaps being healthy is the best way to live a good life in old age. If you want to have a good life in old age, it's important to change the following bad habits. Let's take a look together!
Smoking and Alcohol Addiction
Don't think that "smoked meat" will last longer than "fresh meat," so you can eat and drink as you please.
The scientific community has recognized that most cardiovascular diseases are related to smoking.
Long-term excessive drinking can lead to an increase in fat tissue in the myocardium, weakening the heart function and causing the heart to enlarge.
In particular, people who drink large amounts of beer are more likely to experience this change in the heart.
Medically, it is called "beer alcohol can affect lipid metabolism in humans."
Eating Late Dinners
If you eat dinner too late and consume hard-to-digest food, it can worsen the deposition of cholesterol on the arterial walls and promote the occurrence of atherosclerosis.
Love for Refined Grains
Some people only eat refined rice and flour, not realizing that the bran in rice and wheat contains various trace elements and plant fiber that the human body needs.
Food that is too refined and lacks fiber is not easy to produce a feeling of fullness, often leading to overeating and obesity.
Therefore, people who consume a low-fiber diet for a long time have a higher incidence of arteriosclerosis and hypertension.
For example, chromium and manganese have the highest content in whole grains, legumes, and nuts.
Eating Multiple Small Meals
A study of 1,400 people aged 60 to 64 found that 1/3 of those who ate two meals a day had cardiovascular disease, while only 1/5 of those who ate five meals a day (with the same total calories) had the disease.
Another report showed that among people who ate three meals or less per day, 57.2% were obese and 51.2% had high cholesterol.
Among people who ate five or more meals per day, only 28.8% were obese and 17.9% had high cholesterol.
Experts believe that a longer fasting period increases the likelihood of fat accumulation in the body.
Overconsumption of Fatty and Sweet Foods
Eating too much animal fat, fatty meat, and foods high in cholesterol, such as pork, pork liver, century eggs, crab roe, and cream, can increase blood lipid levels. However, it is not necessary to completely avoid these foods.
