THE WEATHER IS VERY COLD AND HARMFUL, WHAT SHOULD YOU EAT TO AVOID RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS?

Dr. Phan Bich Nga – National Institute of Nutrition said that the weather is turning to winter, the temperature is dropping, the human body is very sensitive, easily infected, especially the respiratory tract. Eating enough nutrients will help the body increase resistance and ensure energy to resist the cold of the environment.

On cold days, both adults and children are susceptible to respiratory diseases

Not only children but also adults are very sensitive and susceptible to cold in the winter, especially respiratory diseases. Diseases that can be encountered include: flu, sneezing, runny nose, acute nasopharyngitis, but more seriously, bronchiolitis, pneumonia… Particularly children are susceptible to influenza, measles, rubella, and mumps. diarrhea caused by rotavirus. In addition, the groups of diseases commonly encountered when the weather changes are allergies, bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and diseases related to allergens and viruses.

Also according to Dr. Phan Bich Nga, nutrition plays a very important role in preventing diseases in general and the respiratory tract in particular. You need to follow the principles of the diet such as: eat enough starch, animal protein, fat, oil, grease… Besides, you should eat warm foods or spices to increase energy. retain body heat.

There are many proteins in animal protein that help participate in immunity and increase the body’s resistance

There is a lot of protein in animal protein that helps participate in immunity, increasing the body’s resistance, so when you eat enough protein, disease prevention will be very good, especially for young children, foods high in protein can be mentioned. such as: meat, fish, red meat… Besides, it is necessary to pay attention to supplementing vitamins for the body. Vitamins are found in richly colored vegetables such as green vegetables, red and yellow fruits, etc.

Particularly for respiratory diseases, it is necessary to supplement foods rich in vitamins because Vitamin A strengthens the epithelial cells of the respiratory system and enhances the mucus of the respiratory system. These mucus prevent the attack of germs, bacteria… Vitamin A is found in dark green vegetables, red and yellow fruits such as papaya, watermelon, persimmon, tomatoes, red amaranth, grapefruit, orange, tangerine…

Vitamin A in vegetables strengthens the epithelial cells of the respiratory system and enhances the mucus of the respiratory system

Note, in the winter you need to eat hot foods, absolutely do not eat foods taken out of the refrigerator, you should eat hot, moist foods such as braised beef with ginger, spices containing antibiotics. as high as garlic and turmeric. Garlic is considered a natural antibiotic that is very good for human health, increasing resistance, anti-oxidation and preventing cancer.

Water is also extremely important for the body. In dry weather, we should drink water regularly, don’t let the body get too thirsty to drink. In addition, we also need to supplement the body with probiotics such as eating yogurt to improve the digestive system and increase resistance.

 It is necessary to process vegetables into a variety of foods to attract children

Experts say that vitamins are abundant in daily vegetables, but many children do not like to eat vegetables, so mothers need to find ways to attract them. If you add vegetables to the porridge but your child does not like to eat it, mothers should cut the vegetables for the child to eat separately. It is necessary to process vegetables into a variety of foods to attract children.