Why is it unhealthy for the elderly to drink porridge for a long time?

　　When our stomach is uncomfortable, we usually eat some soft food, especially many people choose to drink porridge. I always feel that the porridge is particularly soft and is very conducive to kidney digestion. I always feel that the nutrients in the porridge are very high and easy to be digested. Indeed, our lives cannot be separated from porridge, especially some light porridge, which is of great benefit to us. But if the elderly drink porridge for a long time, it is not a very good thing.

　　1. Drinking porridge for a long time

　　There are more and more centenarians in our country, and they all have a habit of drinking porridge, which shows that drinking porridge helps to live longer.

　　However, there are certain things to pay attention to when drinking porridge. Not all elderly people are suitable for long-term consumption of porridge. It has been observed that the elderly who eat porridge for a long time are generally thinner. The reason is that the gastric motility of the elderly is poor. If they eat too much porridge, it will be difficult to empty it and they will feel stomach discomfort. Compared with the same volume of porridge and rice, porridge contains much less rice grains. If you eat porridge for a long time, the total calories and nutrients obtained will not be enough for the physiological needs of the human body, and it will inevitably make ends meet.

　　2. Vegetables that are overcooked

　　Because the elderly have bad teeth, many of them like to blanch vegetables first, and then boil them in water for a long time to make spinach soup, cabbage soup, etc. In fact, many of the water-soluble vitamins in vegetables are cooked away. In the end, you only eat some fiber, which has little nutritional value. Therefore, it is best for the elderly not to use the "bad vegetable soup" method.

　　3. The more supplements, the better

　　As we age, our health declines, and the loss of calcium can cause osteoporosis, so many elderly people have the habit of taking calcium supplements. Calcium is mainly absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and enters the blood to form blood calcium. Through bone metabolism, the blood calcium is deposited as calcium salt to form bones. It does not mean that the more calcium you eat, the more bones you will form. The amount of calcium in the blood must be maintained at a certain level, neither too much nor too little. Excessive calcium supplementation and excessive calcium content in the blood can lead to hypercalcemia and complications such as kidney stones and vascular calcification.

　　Many elderly people mistakenly believe that the more calcium they supplement, the more they are absorbed and the more bones are formed, but this is not the case. Usually, elderly people over the age of 60 need to consume 800 mg of calcium every day. Excessive calcium supplementation will not form bones, but will cause complications and endanger the health of the elderly.

　　After everyone reaches old age, physical health should become more important. After entering middle-aged and old age, various organs and functions of the body are not as good as before, so we need to pay more attention to our daily diet.