Hey, have you heard? Last winter, the lecture in Kaizhou.
That was on November 25, 2025, the District Party Committee Veteran Cadres Bureau, the Veterans Association for Science and Technology, the Veterans Sports Association, and several units gathered together to hold a health lecture with the theme of "Reasonable diet, food nutrition is good medicine".
To be honest, I previously thought this kind of activity was rather formalistic. However, there does seem to be something commendable about what Dr. Zhou Xiu taught that day.
Eat well ≠ eat well
Zhou Xiu, the head of the clinical nutrition department of the District People’s Hospital, said something that I still can’t forget:
"Eating well does not mean eating nutritiously; eating nutritiously does not mean eating healthy."
This sounds like a tongue twister, but when you think about it carefully, it breaks your heart.
Hidden hunger, did you know?
She mentioned a concept called "hidden hunger."
It is not the kind of hunger that one feels hungry in the stomach, but the kind of hunger caused by the lack of trace elements in the body. Many elderly people can eat enough at every meal, but their bodies are actually in a state of feeling "hungry". Statistics show that among people over 60 years old, about one-third are suffering from malnutrition.
Malnutrition? Fat old people can do it too? meeting.
Bian Que and his two brothers
Zhou Xiu told a story. The three Bian Que brothers.
Bian Que said that the eldest brother's medical skills were the best and he cured the disease before it appeared, so his reputation was limited to his family; the second brother's medical skills were a little less good and he treated the disease at the very beginning, so his reputation was limited to the countryside;
This is "the doctor can cure the disease before it's too late".
What about us? They are all waiting to be Bian Que. No one wants to be the “unknown” big brother.
The body of an elderly person looks like an old house
The lecture analyzed the physiological characteristics of the elderly.
There is a system that exists, just like an old house that has been lived in for many years. Gastric acid is reduced and enzyme activity is low. After eating something, it is unable to be absorbed. This is a situation.
Protein needs to be supplemented, and the daily intake is between 1.0 and 1.5 grams per kilogram of body weight. For an old man weighing 70 kilograms, he needs about two eggs a day, plus 200 grams of fish, and 300 ml of milk.
Calcium should also be supplemented. You need to consume 300 to 400 ml of milk every day and bask in the sun to replenish the vitamin D contained in the body.
Fat needs to be controlled.
I understand the truth. How to make it?
That thing about chronic illness
Coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension.
Which old man nowadays can avoid these words?
Zhou Xiu elaborated on the dietary management of patients with chronic diseases. Just like for patients with diabetes, some people engage in incorrect dieting, which results in the incidence of hypoglycemia as high as 23%.
Some elderly people have dysphagia. Not all foods can be eaten at will. There are requirements for the food. The food must be soft, minced, and warm. The meat must be made into meatballs, and the vegetables must be finely chopped and boiled to make them meet the eating standards.
Health products are a trap
Zhou Xiu specifically talked about the selection of health care products.
She didn't say that health products are all scams. But she said, don’t rely blindly.
Some old people have bottles and cans piled up in their homes. In fact, it is better to eat well.
Really, it’s better to eat well.
The elderly and the elderly are different
She classified the old people into categories. Ordinary old people, very old people.
The bodies of people in their 70s and 80s are different from those in their 90s. The needs are also different.
For older people who eat less, cheese may be more suitable than milk because the protein and calcium content is 7 to 8 times that of fresh milk.
The scene that day
Zhou Xiu used pictures as examples to explain things in a simple way. The old people listened carefully and asked questions seriously.
Maybe he's really old. Started to care about this.
Maybe, it's because I'm afraid. Afraid of getting sick and causing trouble to their children.
at last
Zhou Xiu said that health is the foundation of a happy life.
This sounds like a cliche. But that day, at that lecture, probably not.
When the old people left, they held the information in their hands and discussed it in twos and threes.
It's quite cold. But there is light in their faces.
The organizer said that it will be held again in the future.
Hope so.
After all, who doesn’t want to age healthily.
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