Anti-aging is influenced by many factors, and food nutrition is one of the most direct and important factors. Foods (such as fruits) contain many anti-aging active ingredients. When used properly, they can prevent the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, promote health, and prolong lifespan.
In the elderly, the most common diseases are chronic diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer. These diseases are based on the aging of the body. Therefore, anti-aging is the primary issue of human health and longevity.
In 1999, after three months of research, the US Department of Agriculture's Research Center for Aged Nutrition found that after daily supplementation of blueberry and strawberry extracts in old rats, the degenerative changes in the brain were significantly slowed, and the balance of movement was significantly improved. The ability to learn and remember was improved. improve. As a result, the United States Gerontological Society began a major clinical research project on the anti-aging of plant compounds. Coincidentally, Chinese researchers also found that pomegranate juice rich in plant compounds has a significant preventive effect on aging-related proteins and DNA damage in aged rats. On this basis, the elderly volunteers were further tested and each person drank a glass of pomegranate juice every day. After four weeks of inspection, the antioxidant function of the elderly was significantly improved, indicating that pomegranate juice has a potential anti-aging effect.
Surprise: N anti-aging active ingredients found in fruits
In recent years, nutritionists have discovered through research that apart from containing known nutrients, fruits are also rich in natural plant compounds. These substances have the effect of delaying senility by increasing antioxidant activity, regulating detoxification enzyme activity, stimulating immune function, improving hormone metabolism, and antibacterial and antiviral effects. The types, distribution and functions of common plant compounds in fruits are as follows:
Recommendation: Elderly people should consume 200 to 400 grams of fruit daily
In the natural state, most of the plant compounds have different colors, and the different plant compounds contained in different fruits are different, which gives the forest a total of colorful fruits. Some people have divided fruits into six categories: yellow, orange, red, green, blue, and purple. Because different plant compounds have different health effects, in order to ensure the intake of as many plant compounds as possible in order to play a role in delaying aging, nutritionists recommend that the elderly should take in 200-400 grams of fruits of various colors, at least one per day. Kind, it is best to change different types every day. From the standpoint of improving the antioxidant function of the body, we should choose more fruits with strong antioxidant power, such as hawthorn, winter jujube, pomegranate, kiwi, mulberry, strawberry, blueberry, citrus, orange, orange, lemon and so on.
In recent years, although the fruit intake of residents in China, especially urban residents, has been on the rise, it is still far below the daily intake recommended by nutritionists. In order to reduce the loss of nutrients in fruit during processing, the elderly should try to eat fresh fruit. If the elderly teeth are not good, the fruits can also be processed into mud. In the absence of fresh fruit, consider canned or dried fruit, or a fair amount of fruit juice.
The best time to eat fruits: In addition to individual fruits such as persimmons should not be fasting food, most fruits do not need to strictly regulate the specific consumption time. Starting from the control of weight, it is recommended to eat fruit before meals so that you can avoid eating too much for dinner.