How should the elderly eat four meals a day?

　　elderly The digestive function of the person is declining day by day, and it is difficult to digest and absorb all the food eaten. If you eat more at each meal, it is easy to cause indigestion and increase the burden on the heart and kidneys. However, if you eat too little, the daily nutritional intake may be insufficient to meet the body's normal consumption, leading to symptoms such as hunger, dizziness, fatigue, and stomachache. So it is best to eat small meals frequently, four meals a day.

　　There are several methods available:

　　1. Usually the interval between breakfast and lunch is relatively short, and the interval between lunch and dinner is relatively long. In this case, you can bring dinner forward and add some midnight snacks. For example, breakfast at 8 o'clock, lunch at 12 o'clock, dinner at 4 p.m., and a little midnight snack at 8 p.m.

　　2. The elderly are generally accustomed to going to bed early and getting up early, so they can advance breakfast and eat every four or five hours. For example, breakfast at 7 o'clock, lunch at 11 o'clock, and two more meals at 3 o'clock and 7 o'clock in the afternoon.

　　3. If you have a late dinner, you can add an afternoon tea. For example, if you have breakfast at 7:30 p.m., lunch at 11:30 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m., you can add an afternoon tea around 3 p.m.

　　In short, the elderly can adjust their diet by eating less but adding one more meal per meal according to their work and rest time and digestion conditions, so that they can eat well and feel full.