Achieving healthy aging Scientific research and development of food for the elderly

Our reporter Zhou Yan

Relevant data show that among the elderly in China, the coexistence of multiple diseases is serious.

my country is facing the huge challenge of aging

Ma Guansheng said that if a country or region's population aged 60 and above accounts for 10% of the total population, or the population aged 65 and above accounts for 7% of the total population, it means that the country or region has entered an aging society

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, by the end of 2020, China's population of 60-year-olds has reached 264 million, accounting for 18.

The overall performance of China's future aging is the increase in the overall size of the elderly population and the aging of the internal structure of the elderly population

Ma Guansheng said that with aging, the physiological functions of the human body will inevitably change, including systemic structures such as digestion, exercise, endocrine, and nerves

The elderly must comprehensively and scientifically consume nutrition

The elderly are prone to insufficient protein intake or insufficient quality

The same is true for lipid intake

Carbohydrates are the main source of dietary energy, but limit your intake of added sugars

To ensure adequate intake of micronutrients

For minerals, it is necessary to ensure adequate intake on the one hand, and prevent excessive intake on the other hand

With the increase of age, the renal function of the elderly declines, the recovery of fluid balance is slower, the response to dehydration and dehydration is slower than that of other age groups, and the tolerance to dehydration decreases

For different elderly people, we should also pay attention to the reasonable processing and cooking of food

Development of food for the elderly requires multidisciplinary cooperation

Ma Guansheng said that to achieve healthy aging, multidisciplinary cooperation is needed in the development of food for the elderly

　　Ma Guansheng suggested that when designing and producing food for the elderly, enterprises should take into account the physiological characteristics of the elderly and design products according to their physiological needs

　　"China Food News" (03 edition on October 6, 2021)

(Editor in charge: Zhou Yan)