Ice cream is the perfect treat on a hot summer afternoon.
The dessert cools and satiates. But it should be taken into account that such a treat cannot be eaten often.
Elderly people should be careful with this sweet treat.
Gastroenterologist Antonina Masharova spoke about this in more detail, reports the Izvestia publication.
She noted that cold foods are digested worse, which means they increase the load on the digestive system. This threatens to exacerbate pathologies. Therefore, if a person is over 60 years old and has problems with the gastrointestinal tract, then ice cream should be avoided.
In addition, the dessert contains a lot of saturated fat, which leads to the appearance of plaques in the vessels, hence the problems with the heart.
Ice cream contains a lot of sugar and fast carbohydrates.
This not only negatively affects the figure and immunity, but also the cognitive abilities of pensioners.
