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 What kind of food should the elderly eat? As they age, many physical problems such as muscle weakness and bone weakness begin to arise. As they age, the digestive process slows down. Some people start having problems due to food, such as when their metabolism weakens in old age, and they start having problems such as stomach pain, bloating, or diarrhea after consuming milk or foods made from it. Some elderly people also have diabetes , high blood pressure , and heart problems. In such cases, they have to eat a lot. These foods should be included in the diet of the elderly Since good nutrition is essential in old age, it is important to ensure that the diet of the elderly is nutritionally adequate and balanced, says nutritionist Praniti Singh . “As we age, our energy needs decrease. As a result, the total amount of food consumed decreases, while many other nutrients that are needed are not enough,” she says. Care should be taken to ensure that all nutrients are provided in sufficie...

 Vitamin supplements should not be taken on their own Supplements are available in the market under countless brand names in the form of syrups, tablets, energy bars, drinks or powders. These supplements claim to fulfill the deficiency of nutrients like vitamins, minerals, calcium, iron and protein in the body. However, according to experts, these supplements cannot compensate for the deficiency of nutritious food. However, the number of people who take such supplements on a whim to stay healthy is increasing. In this context, Dr. Anam Pyakurel , General Practitioner of Civil Service Hospital , says, “Nowadays, people seem to understand their problems and go to the drugstore to take medicine. Be it painkillers or vitamins, over-the-counter medicines do not always help.” According to him, the wrong practice of taking medicine based on information from Google and social media is increasing. Medicines or vitamins are easily available in Nepal without a doctor’s prescription, and some...

 Transfat: A ‘silent poison’ that slowly damages the heart Transfat not only damages cholesterol, it is also associated with high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. All these factors together greatly increase the risk of ‘ cardiovascular disease ’, i.e. heart and blood vessel diseases. From our kitchen to the market packets, dishes filled with fat are increasing day by day. Biscuits, cookies, samosas, chips, cakes, pizza, momos, all of these are consumed daily. But a dangerous element, transfat, is hidden inside these dishes. The fat hidden inside it gradually damages the heart and blood vessels. Which acts like a ‘silent poison’. What is transfat? Transfat is mainly ‘ partially hydrogenated fat ’. In simple terms, when vegetable oil is repeatedly heated, processed, or chemically processed to preserve it for a long time, its content increases. Earlier, its content was high in products used as ‘ dalda ’ or vegetable ghee. Heating oil repeatedly, keeping fried dishes for a long t...

 ‘Transfat should not exceed two percent, up to 15 percent’ Transfat increases the amount of bad cholesterol in the blood and causes blood to clot inside the blood vessels. Due to which, the risk of chronic diseases increases. Transfat is a very bad and very harmful fat for health. Transfat is also found naturally. On the other hand, it is produced through industrial processes. Industrial transfat is mainly produced when vegetable oil is converted into ghee through hydrogenation . In this process, it is produced by heating vegetable oil at high temperatures and adding hydrogen molecules. In such a process, the liquid oil is converted into a solid state, i.e. vegetable ghee . Vegetable ghee produced by this process is used to make bakery products, biscuits, and various processed foods. Vegetable ghee has been widely used for the last three decades and has emerged as a cheap alternative to ghee. When vegetable oil is heated many times, the amount of transfat in it increases. Foods...