It is not necessary to eat a lot of meat and fish to gain weight in autumn. People who want to lose weight should increase their exercise.

When it comes to health preservation in autumn, there is a saying among the people that "put on weight in autumn".

In the new era, "putting on weight in autumn" has a new meaning. It means not only gaining weight appropriately, but also eating a reasonable diet to ensure health; it means not only balancing yin and yang, but also replenishing qi and blood. Moreover, the current diet is very rich, and only by adopting scientific methods to reasonably match and balance nutrition can we achieve the goal of putting on weight in autumn healthily.

Gu Yajiao, deputy chief physician of the Department of TCM Prevention and Treatment of Hangzhou Normal University Hospital (Hangzhou Sports Hospital), explained, "If you overwork yourself in the summer, your diet is too grain-based, and you don't eat enough meat, then you need to supplement your body. If you usually eat meat and wine, and your spleen and stomach are working at a high load, you don't need to eat too much meat and fish in the fall. You should eat more light food to gradually restore the spleen and stomach function to normal."

There are many cases of diseases caused by overnutrition in outpatient clinics. There is no shortage of "meat" on the tables of modern people. When choosing ingredients to gain weight in autumn, you can eat some seasonal fruits and vegetables according to your own situation.

The "five grains, five fruits, five animals, and five vegetables" recorded in "Huangdi Neijing" just illustrates the diversity of diet. Cereals are the basis, which can provide enough carbohydrates to maintain the body's energy needs; meat can nourish the body and meet the body's needs for fat and protein; vegetables, fruits and melons can help supplement the vitamins, dietary fiber and various trace elements needed by the human body.

Only with a balanced nutritional intake can you truly achieve the goal of putting on weight in autumn.

As for when is the best time to gain weight in autumn, it is usually during the Frost Descent. Frost Descent is the last solar term in autumn and also the transitional solar term from autumn to winter. Health care during the Frost Descent is particularly important. There is a folk saying that "it is better to take care of yourself during the Frost Descent than to take care of yourself all year round", which reminds people to pay attention to health care before winter and take proper supplements to enhance the body's resistance to cope with the coming cold winter.

Putting on weight in autumn is not suitable for everyone. You should put on weight when necessary and lose weight when necessary.

Gu Yajiao said that for obese people, the temperature drops in autumn, the body's circulation slows down, and fat is easy to accumulate. At this time, if you put on too much weight, the energy you take in will be more likely to accumulate in the body. During the autumn weight loss period, you should increase exercise and not increase your diet to waste your previous efforts.

For the elderly, the large temperature difference between day and night, dry weather and excessive water consumption during sleep in autumn can easily induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In addition, the elderly have weak digestive abilities and often have food stagnation in the stomach, which often leads to loss of appetite and abdominal distension after eating. You can eat some hawthorn, white radish and other foods that can help digestion, strengthen the spleen and stomach.