"Real or fake" I'll just say. That doll is almost 3 years old, and is as tall as a child over 1 year old. It turns out that it eats salt. Nowadays, there are all kinds of problems, but the previous doll was fine no matter what. !”

"Have you heard? The grandson of Aunt Wang's house next door went to the hospital to check his height. The doctor said that because ate too much salt , could not grow taller !"

"It's true or false" I said Well. That baby is almost 3 years old. is like a child who is over 11 years old. It turns out that he has all kinds of problems now. "

just entered! In the community, I heard two aunts at the door talking about the grandson of "Aunt Wang next door" who is not growing tall. Although I don't know which family is "Aunt Wang next door", but the child may not grow tall because of eating salt. Everyone in the community knows it! The group of "aunts" has energy that cannot be ignored!

Will eating salt really make you less tall?

Many people probably don’t know that salt can affect a child’s height. Perhaps like the grandson of “Aunt Wang next door”, if you go to the hospital for a checkup, you will find that eating salt is one of the factors that affects the child’s height.

My cousin's mother-in-law probably loves her granddaughter like "Aunt Wang next door". When the baby was given complementary food at 6 months old, she felt that the complementary food had no taste , so she put " a little bit of salt into the baby's complementary food every time. ".

After my cousin found out, she quickly communicated with her mother-in-law. After explaining the facts and reasoning, the grandma did not leave out any salt when making complementary food for the child.

Even a little bit is not recommended for 1-year-old babies. Research has found that children absorb sodium better than adults. Even if the sodium concentration in the blood is normal, the accumulation of sodium will affect the nervous system and kidneys to varying degrees. , and even affect the child's growth and development . The increase in sodium concentration will affect calcium absorption. That is to say, the higher the sodium concentration , the worse calcium absorption .

The worse the calcium absorption, the worse the height growth will naturally be. Therefore, there is a basis for eating salt to affect the baby's height. I often hear doctors say " eating less salt is equivalent to supplementing calcium ", and now I finally understand what's going on!

Excessive salt consumption is equivalent to "poisoning"

The development of various organs in infants is not perfect. Although their ability to absorb sodium is higher than that of adults, their ability to metabolize is very poor. Even just a little bit of salt will accumulate in the child's body over time, forming a "toxin". It not only affects the height, but also has a serious impact on the kidneys, nervous system , etc.

China News Network once reported on a real murder case in Taiwan: "Taiwanese woman repeatedly killed her niece by adding salt to milk powder." The woman was the baby girl's eldest aunt. Because she had a quarrel with the baby girl's parents, she mixed salt into the baby's milk powder when the baby was one month old.

The baby ate milk powder mixed with salt. One month later, he began to hate milk and had a fever. Two months later, he vomited and had convulsions. He was sent to the hospital for examination. It was found that the sodium content in the baby girl's body was equivalent to that of sea water. ! Parents are shocked, why do their children suffer from sodium poisoning? After searching for the reason, I found out that it was related to milk powder.

Although the child was given kidney dialysis , it was too late. A three-month-old man was poisoned to death by long-term feeding of " high-salt milk powder" by this aunt before he could fully enjoy the world.

Eating too much salt can lead to excessive sodium content in children and lead to poisoning. Therefore, it is not recommended for babies under 1 year old to eat salt. Even if the complementary food has no taste, there is no need to add salt to the child.

Their taste is much more sensitive than adults. A little salt has no effect on adults, but is already too salty for children ! Some people may ask: iodine is an essential trace element used by the human body to synthesize thyroid hormone . thyroid is promotes children height growth and brain development . If you don't eat salt, wouldn't it easily lead to insufficient salt intake in children?

's latest "Dietary Nutrition Reference Intakes for Chinese Residents" mentions that for -12-month-old babies, they need 50 mg of sodium per day. Breast milk, milk powder, and other complementary foods contain the sodium that babies need. Therefore, there is no need to add anything else, otherwise it will be superfluous!

Gymnastics champion Liu Xuan In "Freshman Diary 2", what impressed everyone the most was that his 3-year-old son was not allowed to eat salt. This has triggered a heated discussion on the Internet, with people calling Liu Xuan a "iron-blooded mother". Some people think that not giving salt to their children is too harsh, while others agree with this approach.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with Liu Xuan's approach. In many families, after their children are 1 year old, they basically eat the same meals as their families. In other words, children may consume the same amount of salt as adults, which will put a burden on the child's body in all aspects.

It is impossible to completely ban salt for babies after the age of 1. After all, sodium is present in many food ingredients. How should babies eat salt after 1 year old?

First of all, it is recommended that parents prepare separate meals for their babies.

Adults have formed the habit of eating salt for a long time. Even if they add less salt, it will still taste heavy to children. It would not be good if adults were allowed to completely adapt to the baby's taste. After all, the daily salt intake of adults should be around g to ensure the fluid balance in the body.

The best way is to "start over" for your baby and cook a meal without salt. If the baby does not develop the habit of eating salt, the baby will not find the food taste bland. Try to help the baby develop the habit of eating light food.

Tips: If you take in salt, should not exceed 1g per day, which is the size of a soybean grain.

Secondly, eat less snacks.

My brother and sister were not allowed to eat snacks before they were 3 years old. On the one hand, eating snacks will affect the children eating normally , and on the other hand, because all snacks contain to a greater or lesser extent. Sodium ingredient. affects children's spleen and stomach , and can also cause sodium to accumulate in the body.

Finally, different age groups have different salt amounts.

0-12 months, basically do not eat salt;

1-3 years old, should not exceed 1g of salt per day;

4-6 years old, should not exceed 2.3g of salt per day;

over the age of 6, it is best to control at 3-5g;

even After becomes , it is best not to exceed 6g per day.

Intake of appropriate salt can meet the sodium element required by the body and also maintain a healthy body.

Sodium is not only found in snacks, but also in many seasonings. Whether you are cooking for adults or for babies, do not add too much salt. If you consume too much salt, drink plenty of water to eliminate as much salt from your body as possible.

Conclusion:

Nowadays, there are memes on the Internet about the post-90s generation having children, which means they are more casual and free. You can be free in other aspects, but it is still recommended that young parents pay more attention to their diet, so as not to have an adverse impact on their children due to their own carelessness, and regret it later. Of course, the older generation may have rich parenting experience, and they must also control their children's diet.

(The picture in this article comes from the Internet, if there is any infringement, please contact us to delete it)