Eating walnuts in moderation can help the elderly to be healthy. Walnuts belong to the category of nuts, which are relatively nutritious foods. Take pecans as an example, every 100 grams of pecans contain 616 calories, of which 18.0 grams of protein, 50.4 grams of fat, 26.2 grams of carbohydrates, 7.4 grams of dietary fiber, vitamin E65.55 mg, potassium 237 mg, calcium 57 mg, zinc 6.42 mg. If the elderly daily appropriate to eat walnuts, can supplement the body’s lack of nutrients, especially which contains a large number of polyunsaturated fatty acids, moderate consumption is conducive to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health. Walnuts are also a high-quality source of alpha-linolenic acid. However, due to the high fat of walnuts, for patients suffering from hypertension, hyperlipidemia, high blood sugar, need to properly control the intake of walnuts, so as not to affect the recovery of the disease. Healthy older people should also eat walnuts in moderation, otherwise it is easy to calorie intake exceeds the standard, and walnuts itself is difficult to digest. In daily life, the elderly can not only eat walnuts, you can also eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, to achieve a balanced diet, walnut allergies should not eat walnuts.