Elderly people may suffer from esophageal cancer if they do not eat properly

Esophageal cancer is a great threat to the life and health of the elderly, and the elderly have poor resistance and slow recovery ability. Therefore, to prevent the elderly from developing esophageal cancer due to long-term improper diet, pay attention to the following in your daily diet:

1. Don’t eat too hot food: Elderly people should eat warm food, not too hot food, because hot food can easily damage the mouth, esophagus and stomach. If the elderly take hot food for a long time, they are also prone to stomach cancer and esophageal cancer.

2. Don’t eat too much refined food: Elderly people who eat refined white rice and flour for a long time will have less fiber intake, which will weaken intestinal peristalsis and make them prone to constipation. The diet should be balanced, such as matching meat and vegetables, mixing fine food, not being partial to one thing, and not avoiding food. The more food varieties you eat every day, the more nutrients you can absorb.

3. Don’t eat too hard food: The gastrointestinal digestion and absorption function of the elderly is weakened. If they often eat hard or undercooked food, they are prone to indigestion or stomach problems over time.

4. Don’t eat too fast: Elderly people have incomplete tooth loss. If they eat too fast and don’t chew well, it will increase the digestive burden of the stomach. At the same time, it is easy to have fish bones or meat bones stuck in the throat.

In addition, reasonable tonic can improve the body's immune function and keep elderly friends away from diseases. Eating some tonic foods such as ginseng, white fungus, coix seed, red dates, etc. have direct or indirect effects on inhibiting cancer and strengthening the body.