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How thin is too thin? 适可而止──老人养生别太瘦

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中国有一句关于养生的古话，叫做“千金难买老来瘦”。可是最近有专家发现，“瘦”不一定就是最健康的，尤其对于老年人来说，过于瘦弱可能还会带来更多的疾病。一起走进这一课来了解，究竟怎样的状态才是最理想的呢？HSK词汇：导致（5）片面（5）咀嚼（6）力所能及（6）分泌 （6） An old Chinese saying “to be thin when you’re old cannot be bought with money”. But recently a study has revealed that thin is not necessarily healthy especially for the elderly. In our pursuit of being thin, we use the idiom 适可而止 which means to know when to stop and not go overboard.
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摄入 shèrù to take in; to absorb; to consume
千金难买 qiānjīnnánmǎi can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
适可而止 shìkěérzhǐ to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can; don't overdo it
养生 yǎngshēng to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)
适可而止老人养生并非越瘦越好
shìkěérzhǐ 适可而止lǎorén 老人yǎngshēng 养生bìngfēi 并非Yuè 越shòu 瘦Yuè 越hǎo 好
Seniors health is not to be as thin as possible.
每天摄入的食物是人体所需营养的主要来源膳食营养是保证老年人健康的基石武警广东省总队医院营养科主任曾晶指出老年人要注意身体的营养是否均衡不要过于相信千金难买老来瘦的说法有科学的膳食安排合理的体力活动以保持健康体重能减少和延缓疾病的发生发展提高老年人的生活质量
měitiān 每天shèrù 摄入de 的shíwù 食物shì 是réntǐ 人体suǒ 所xū 需yíngyǎng 营养de 的zhǔyào 主要láiyuán 来源shànshí 膳食yíngyǎng 营养shì 是bǎozhèng 保证lǎoniánrén 老年人jiànkāng 健康de 的jīshí 基石wǔjǐng 武警Guǎngdōngshěng 广东省zǒngduì 总队yīyuàn 医院yíngyǎng 营养kēzhǔrèn 科主任zēngjīng 曾晶zhǐchū 指出lǎoniánrén 老年人yào 要zhùyì 注意shēntǐ 身体de 的yíngyǎng 营养shìfǒu 是否jūnhéng 均衡bùyào 不要guòyú 过于xiāngxìn 相信qiānjīnnánmǎi 千金难买lǎo 老lái 来shòu 瘦de 的shuōfǎ 说法yǒu 有kēxué 科学de 的shànshí 膳食ānpái 安排hélǐ 合理de 的tǐlì 体力huódòng 活动yǐ 以bǎochí 保持jiànkāng 健康tǐzhòng 体重néng 能jiǎnshǎo 减少hé 和yánhuǎn 延缓jíbìng 疾病de 的fāshēng 发生fāzhǎn 发展tígāo 提高lǎoniánrén 老年人de 的shēnghuó 生活zhìliàng 质量
The daily intake of food is the main source of nutrition for the human body. Dietary nutrition is the cornerstone for ensuring the health of the elderly. Zeng Jing, director of the Nutrition Department of the Armed Police Guangdong Provincial Corps Hospital, pointed out that the elderly should pay attention to whether the body's nutrition is balanced. Don't go overboard with the belief that thin is healthy for the elderly. Use scientific dietary planning and suitable physical activities to maintain a healthy weight. They can reduce and delay the occurrence and development of diseases and improve the quality of life of the elderly.
曾晶介绍对于老年人体重过轻或消瘦会增加骨质疏松食道和胃肿瘤等疾病的风险同时导致对疾病的抵抗耐受力降低缩短寿命目前普遍认为老年人的健康体质指数在2027之间为宜也就是说微胖的老人相对更健康
zēngjīng 曾晶jièshào 介绍duìyú 对于lǎoniánrén 老年人tǐzhòng 体重guò 过qīng 轻huò 或xiāoshòu 消瘦huì 会zēngjiā 增加gǔzhí 骨质shūsōng 疏松shídào 食道hé 和wèi 胃zhǒngliú 肿瘤děng 等jíbìng 疾病de 的fēngxiǎn 风险tóngshí 同时dǎozhì 导致duì 对jíbìng 疾病de 的dǐkàng 抵抗nàishòulì 耐受力jiàngdī 降低suōduǎn 缩短shòumìng 寿命mùqián 目前pǔbiàn 普遍rènwéi 认为lǎoniánrén 老年人de 的jiànkāng 健康tǐzhì 体质zhǐshù 指数zài 在20 2027 27zhījiān 之间wèiyí 为宜yějiùshìshuō 也就是说wēi 微pàng 胖de 的lǎorén 老人xiāngduì 相对gèng 更jiànkāng 健康
Zeng Jing said that for the elderly, underweight or weight loss will increase the risk of osteoporosis, esophagus and stomach cancer, and at the same time lead to reduced resistance to disease and shorten life. It is generally believed that the healthy body mass index of the elderly is between 20 and 27, that is to say, old people who are slightly plump are relatively healthier.
曾晶介绍味觉和咀嚼功能减退胃肠蠕动减慢消化液分泌减少这些都会影响老年人的食欲和消化吸收能力空巢状态独居老人可能会饮食上更为简单随意这些都会导致老年人饮食营养摄入不均衡最终影响健康
zēngjīng 曾晶jièshào 介绍wèijué 味觉hé 和jǔjué 咀嚼gōngnéng 功能jiǎntuì 减退wèi 胃cháng 肠rúdòng 蠕动jiǎnmàn 减慢xiāohuàyè 消化液fēnmì 分泌jiǎnshǎo 减少zhèxiē 这些dōu 都huì 会yǐngxiǎng 影响lǎoniánrén 老年人de 的shíyù 食欲hé 和xiāohuà 消化xīshōu 吸收nénglì 能力kōngcháo 空巢zhuàngtài 状态dújū 独居lǎorén 老人kěnéng 可能huì 会yǐnshí 饮食shàng 上gèngwéi 更为jiǎndān 简单suíyì 随意zhèxiē 这些dōu 都huì 会dǎozhì 导致lǎoniánrén 老年人yǐnshí 饮食yíngyǎng 营养shèrù 摄入bù 不jūnhéng 均衡zuìzhōng 最终yǐngxiǎng 影响jiànkāng 健康
Zeng Jing explains reduction of taste and chewing function, gastrointestinal motility slowed down, and decreased digestive juice secretion, which all affected the appetite and digestion and absorption capacity of the elderly; empty nest state, elderly people living alone may be more simple and casual. These will lead to an imbalance in the nutritional intake of the elderly and ultimately affect their health.
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