Nutrition and Health Care for Middle-Aged and Elderly People

Author: Zheng Zixin
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: There are still some obvious problems in the diet of middle-aged and elderly people today, such as excessive energy intake, poor protein quality, a lack of beans in the diet, insufficient intake of inorganic salts and vitamins, and low dietary fiber intake. The increasing prevalence of wealth-related diseases has led to a significant rise in the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, and obesity among middle-aged and elderly people living in urban areas, which is closely related to a lack of nutritional knowledge or misconceptions. This book is written by nutritional experts from the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The entire book is divided into four chapters, mainly introducing the nutrient requirements of middle-aged and elderly people, dietary nutritional evaluation, dietary nutritional health principles, nutritional health methods, and dietary regulation for common diseases among middle-aged and elderly people. The content is rich, scientific, practical, and easy to understand, making it a valuable read for middle-aged and elderly friends, as well as a reference for grassroots medical personnel. The book "Nutritional Health for Middle-Aged and Elderly People" helps middle-aged and elderly friends understand the principles of nutrition, achieve reasonable dietary adjustments, maintain a balanced diet, and master a simple, easy-to-learn, and highly effective dietary health method.