What should elderly people with vascular dementia not eat?

Vascular dementia in the elderly is a common cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, and among some common diseases in the elderly, the incidence of vascular dementia in the elderly is also quite high, so many elderly people are very careful about it. When it comes to the question of what the elderly with vascular dementia should not eat, many people do not understand it. This is mainly because most people are not familiar with vascular dementia in the elderly, and some have never even heard of it.

To put it simply, vascular dementia in the elderly refers to dementia related to cerebral blood vessels. This disease is just a type of cerebrovascular dementia. Vascular dementia in the elderly is relatively serious, and generally, elderly patients with vascular dementia are usually hospitalized for treatment. So let’s talk about what the elderly with vascular dementia should not eat.

All dementias related to cerebrovascular factors are collectively referred to as cerebrovascular dementia. First of all, it must be pointed out that dementia actually refers to a syndrome in which brain function declines, especially the overall decline of intelligence-related functions, and the decline must reach a certain degree. It usually includes a series of symptoms and signs such as memory, cognition, mood and behavior, and lasts for several months or more than half a year. Vascular factors mainly refer to the blood vessels within the brain, namely the two major systems of carotid artery and vertebral basilar artery. It may be lesions of these blood vessels themselves, or lesions of the large extracranial blood vessels and the heart, which indirectly affect the blood vessels in the brain. Insufficient blood supply causes ischemic and hypoxic changes in brain tissue, and ultimately leads to a comprehensive decline in brain function.

Patients' dietary restrictions

1. Don’t be greedy for meat: If the elderly consume too much meat, it will cause nutritional imbalance and metabolic disorders, making them prone to hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia, which is not conducive to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2. Don’t be greedy for fine products: refined rice and flour contain less vitamins and dietary fiber, and are not as nutritious as coarse rice and flour. Therefore, the elderly should eat more coarse grains.

3. Don’t be greedy for hard food: The gastrointestinal digestion and absorption functions of the elderly are weak. If they are greedy for hard or undercooked food, they are prone to indigestion or stomach problems over time.

4. Don’t eat too fast: The elderly often have incomplete teeth loss, and eating too fast can easily result in poor chewing, which increases the burden on the stomach and causes indigestion or stomach discomfort. At the same time, eating too fast will increase the risk of accidents such as fish bones or meat bones stuck in the throat.

5. The diet should be light, with appropriate hunger and fullness, avoid eating irritating foods, quit smoking and drinking, and eat more vegetables. Most of these patients have insufficient yin and blood, and can be given light, nutritious food, such as longan and jujube soup, lean meat, eggs, fish, etc. For those who are obese, they should be given a light diet and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as celery, bean sprouts, cucumbers, bananas, oranges, etc. Avoid spicy, fatty, sweet and greasy foods, tobacco, alcohol, coffee and strong tea.

Therefore, through the detailed introduction in the above article, I believe that most people, including the elderly patients with vascular dementia, should now have a great understanding of what the elderly patients with vascular dementia should not eat. After understanding this, it is helpful for the treatment of vascular dementia in the elderly, but it generally only plays a certain auxiliary role.