Why can the elderly not eat salt?

　　Not eating salt after a serious illness

　　The reporter came to the old man's home. As soon as they met, the old man sat up, insisted on putting on the red shroud prepared by his children, and posed for photos, looking like an "old man." Child ”. According to Yu Huanmin, the second son of the old man, he stopped eating salt after a serious illness when he was 38 years old. “At that time, he would feel nauseated and vomited whenever he ate salty food. When we cook, we have to divide it into two portions, and stir-fry two flavors in one pot. When cooking, we don't add salt first, and after serving one portion to the old man, we add some salt to the rest. When making dumplings, the filling should be divided into salted and unsalted portions, and the unsalted portion should be cooked separately. ”

　　I love eating sugar the most in my life

　　Salt is a necessity in daily life. If you don't eat salt, you will feel dull, and your hair will turn gray and your body will become swollen. However, this statement was not reflected in the old man Yu Guangjin. Yu Huanmin told reporters that the old man's health has always been very poor. healthy , last year when the weather was good, I could often sit on the street, and now my appetite is normal. “The old man’s recipes for December last year were 104 egg , 45 pounds of milk, 8 pounds of carrots, 8 pounds of leeks, 5 pounds of cake, and 4 pounds of sugar. ”Yu Huanmin told reporters that the old man loves sugar the most in his life; in normal days, he usually eats leeks and carrots, has never eaten fish in his life, and only ate a little meat when he was young.

　　Sodium chloride in diet

　　According to Yu Huanmin, the old man has never had a serious illness in his life and has never had an injection. “In 1972, the old man was cough Been there once Hospital After that, I never went to the hospital again. ”

　　I haven’t eaten salt for 62 years and my body has been so healthy. What’s the secret? Staff at the Longkou City Health and Epidemic Prevention Station conducted tests on the elderly's diet. The results showed that the sodium chloride content in the elderly's daily intake was slightly lower than the normal daily requirement, which basically met the body's needs and therefore did not affect health.