Is It Better For The Elderly To Drink Milk Or Soy Milk? Doctors Take Stock Of "daily Protein" So That Eating Is Enough

If you want to maintain health and vitality until old age, doctors remind you that there are three major nutrients that are the key to maintaining mobility, namely calcium, vitamin D and protein. However, when many people enter the mature age, they eat lightly because of the pursuit of health, which leads to insufficient nutritional intake!

Chen Rongbang, chairman of the Osteoporosis Society of the Republic of China, pointed out that mobility is an important basis for the quality of life of the elderly, but according to statistics, among the 4 million elderly in Taiwan, 2.86 million have low bone density and 810,000 have low muscle mass. , and 3.53 million people with joint discomfort; it is foreseeable that 1 in 3 people will face the dilemma of poor mobility in the future.

Is it better to drink milk or soy milk to supplement protein intake?

According to the National Health Administration's nutritional intake recommendations, adults should consume 0.8 to 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight, and mature age groups over 65 are recommended to consume 1 to 1.2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. Huang Junfeng, director of the Family Medicine Department of the Hospital Affiliated to Yangming University, pointed out that, taking an elderly person weighing 60 kilograms as an example, he should consume 60 to 72 grams of protein per day.

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If you want to get enough protein, Huang Junfeng reminds that plant-based protein is difficult for the human body to absorb, and it is recommended to choose animal-based protein first; if soy milk is compared with milk, milk is a better source of protein because it is rich in Contains whey protein, the amino acids decomposed, and the amino acids that make up albumin in the human body, the two components are the closest,More conducive to human absorption.

Mature people weighing 60 kg, how to eat protein food every day?

Protein content 13.2 grams Protein intake 16 grams (8 grams per bowl) The protein intake is 35 grams (7 grams per serving). The food composition of soybean, fish and egg meat includes 1 egg, 1 piece of tofu, and lean meat (pig, chicken, fish, etc.).

Don't rely too much on the sore patch! It may be a warning sign of decreased mobility

Some middle-aged and elderly people often feel pain, fatigue, and weakness, thinking it is just a minor problem, but Chen Rongbang reminded that these symptoms are likely to be warning signs of decreased mobility. At this time, if you just stick a sore patch, or buy products such as waist pads and knee pads yourself, you cannot really solve the problem.

After excluding other disease factors, it is necessary to consider whether it is a problem of insufficient muscle mass, poor bone support or reduced joint function, adjust daily nutritional intake as soon as possible, and increase muscle strength training. Huang Junfeng pointed out that, for example, lifting a water bottle, squatting against a wall, or picking up vegetables and climbing stairs in daily life are all life rules that help to curb the loss of mobility.

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