According to the therapist Nadezhda Chernyshova, it is harmful for the elderly not to eat meat.
Therapist Chernyshova stated that the elderly organism needs meat as a source of squirrel.
“As we age, protein in the body is consumed faster and formed more slowly. Meat is its main source,” the doctor said in an interview with Moscow 24.
The refusal of meat in older people contributes to muscle loss, as well as fractures, warned the therapist Chernyshova.
The doctor said that, without getting in the right amount of protein, older people lose muscle mass. This, in turn, negatively affects body control, balance, and gait. It can get to the point that unsteadiness occurs, the ability to maintain balance without special efforts worsens. In such circumstances, there is a risk of falls, fracture of the femoral neck.
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Nadezhda Chernyshova advised eating meat that is easier to digest.
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“Meat can be consumed in the form of not very fatty minced meat, without strong frying. At least you need to eat a bird or a fish,” the specialist said.
Earlier, the MedikForum.ru portal wrote that loss of appetite could be one of the symptoms of pancreatic cancer.
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