Are you really eating "full"?"I am a big doctor" takes you to understand the trace nutrients that protect your life

● In many people's eyes, only special groups such as children and pregnant women need to pay attention to the intake of trace nutrients.

As everyone knows, about 300 million people in my country are in the state of "hidden hunger" in lack of trace nutrient intake! Hidden hunger is closely related to the 70%chronic disease. In order to avoid the "healthy killer" of chronic diseases, the intake of trace nutrients needs to attract everyone's attention.

What is the relationship between trace nutrients and chronic diseases? What kind of nutrients should I pay most in summer? In this issue of "I'm a Doctor", I invite the Director of Nutrition Department of the Eighth Medical Center of the General Hospital of the PLA -Zuo Xiaoxia to take you to understand the trace nutrients that protect health!

High temperature in summer is easy to lose potassium

How to make up for daily diet?

Trace nutrients include minerals and vitamins. Although trace nutrients are very small in the human body, it is very important for maintaining physical health. Experts point out that in summer, high temperatures, sweating and excretion will increase, which may lead to a large amount of potassium loss, which will cause problems such as weak limbs and arrhythmia. It may also cause cardiac arrest!

According to the reference intake of dietary nutrients released by Chinese residents released by the Chinese Society, for a healthy adult, the appropriate intake of potassium is 2000 mg per day. To prevent chronic diseases, it is recommended to increase to 3600 mg/day. However, the data show that the average daily potassium intake of residents in my country is only 1616.9 mg, which is far lower than the recommended intake of chronic diseases.

So how should you supplement potassium? Experts introduced that foods rich in potassium in life are very common. For example, the potassium content of mushrooms is rich in content, especially bamboo crickets, mushrooms, chicken leg mushrooms, etc. can be used as a source of food for daily potassium supplement.

B vitamin B.

Cooking method affects it

In vitamins, B vitamins are a need for metabolism in the body. Each vitamin B participates in a key metabolic response and affects all aspects of the body. Vitamin B clan includes vitamin B1, B2, B5, B6, etc. Any lack will bring healthy trouble to the body. When vitamin B2 is lacking, the body will experience symptoms such as liglamitis, corneritis, tastitis, and seborrheic dermatitis; when the vitamin B1 intake is insufficient, there will be symptoms such as muscle weakness, mental indifference, and loss of appetite. Not only that, the B vitamin also affects the metabolism of the same type of cysteine ​​in the blood (a substance that hurts blood vessels), which affects the health of blood vessels.

To supplement B vitamins, whole grains are a very good choice. However, different cooking methods may cause vitamin B vitamin to varying degrees. "I am a big doctor" revealed the three "fear" of B vitamins through props comparison: fear of water, heat, and alkali! In the face of the characteristics of B vitamins, what details need to be paid to in the daily cooking process? Experts will explain one by one at the scene.

In addition, what other trace nutrients need to be particularly concerned? How to effectively supplement it? Tonight at 21:00 "I am a big doctor" together to "control" the trace nutrients that protect healthy life!

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