What does an elderly person eat to recover fastest from a broken bone?

There is no such thing as the “fastest” way to recover from a broken bone. Food does not have a direct therapeutic effect, but can only be used to support the healing process by increasing nutrition. Elderly people should choose the most suitable diet program at different stages of the recovery process, mainly to supplement protein, calcium and vitamins. In the first two days after the fracture, the patient should eat a light diet, with more protein-rich foods such as eggs, lean meat, soy milk, etc., and avoid high-fat diets such as fried foods. Two to three days after the fracture occurs, the fracture site begins to form fibrous bone scab, during this period, in addition to appropriate supplementation of protein, should also increase the supplementation of vitamin C, in order to promote the formation of collagen fibers. One to two weeks after the fracture, the fibrous bone scab gradually formed bone-like tissue, during this period for the demand for calcium has increased, so you should increase the intake of calcium, you can eat some shrimp and other foods, you can also choose to take oral tablets to supplement calcium. In addition, because the absorption and utilization of calcium need the help of vitamin D, so in the calcium supplement at the same time, should also be appropriate to increase the time of sun exposure to promote the body to synthesize vitamin D. Diet for the recovery of fracture can only play a role in promoting the effect, in the recovery period of the fracture or the main thing is to strictly follow the instructions of the regular hospital doctors, and actively cooperate with the treatment.