Children are the crystallization of parents' love and the hope of a small family. Every parent hopes that their children can thrive, and every move of their children affects the hearts of many parents.
Many parents think that as long as their children like to eat, they will arrange it, but they ignore the growth and development issues of their children. When one day they find out that their children have a big height gap compared with their peers, it may be too late. Next, let us take a look at what foods should be taken off the table as much as possible.
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These four bad habits may affect the height development of children.
1. Long-term lack of sleep
The hormone that affects the growth of children is mainly growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland . Only when the child is in a deep sleep state can the secretion of growth hormone be promoted, so it is crucial to maintain adequate sleep.
Nowadays, children are under a lot of pressure to study. Some parents enroll their children in various interest classes and cram schools, which prevents their children from getting enough sleep.
2. Picky eaters
Many parents let their children develop picky eating habits out of doting on their children. If the child's nutrition cannot keep up, the lack of vitamin D and calcium in the body will affect bone development.
Therefore, parents should pay attention to their children's diet and encourage their children to eat a variety of fresh meats, vegetables, fruits, and milk to help the body replenish nutrients, so that they can grow taller and have better physical fitness.
3. Indiscriminately giving calcium supplements to children
When many parents face the situation of their children being short, their first reaction is that their children are calcium deficient, so they buy various calcium supplement products for their children. In fact, this approach is not advisable. Excessive calcium supplementation may cause the epiphysis to close prematurely, affecting the child's height development.
Although children's growth and development are inseparable from the absorption of calcium, blindly giving children a large amount of calcium supplements will only be counterproductive. When parents discover abnormalities in their children's height development, it is best to consult a regular hospital in time and stop giving calcium supplements to their children indiscriminately.
4. Lack of exercise
Many parents may be relatively homebound. After working for a week, they hope to be able to refresh their mind easily, so they will stay at home and have some leisure time. Therefore, their children will stay at home and watch TV like their parents.
Over time, children will become more at home, less likely to go out for exercise, lack exercise, and get less sun exposure. These are not conducive to children's growth.
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Pediatricians have called on them to stop eating it. Many parents are still giving it to their children. Learn about it as soon as possible.
1. Bone broth
Many parents think that bone soup has high nutritional value, so they cook bone soup for their children every three days. However, bone soup contains a large amount of purine substances, which will be converted into uric acid after entering the human body. When the level of uric acid rises, the burden on the kidneys will also increase. The children's kidneys themselves are very fragile, and problems will occur over time.
In addition, although the calcium content in bones is rich, the calcium content in bone soup is very small, because the calcium content in the bones dissolves into the soup and cannot be fully released even if it is stewed for a long time. Therefore, children eating bone soup cannot supplement calcium.
2. Various drinks
drinks and juices are liked by many children, because these drinks are sour and sweet, and children like to drink this taste. However, these places always contain some acidic substances, which will affect the absorption of calcium if consumed regularly.
Moreover, these drinks contain very few nutrients and a lot of pigment additives, which will have a great impact on the growth and development of children, so try to avoid drinking them.
3. Puffed food
Puffed food is crispy and sweet, and children like it. However, the nutrition of puffed food is not comprehensive, and it is high in sugar, high fat, high calories and high MSG content. Eating a large amount can easily cause a feeling of fullness, affect normal meals, hinder the body's absorption of nutrients, and destroy nutritional balance.
During the processing of puffed food, it may come into contact with lead-containing metal containers and become contaminated. If the puffed food contaminated with lead is used for a long time, it can lead to the accumulation of lead in the body, which will have adverse effects on the growth and intellectual development of children.
4. Desserts
Children who eat too many sweets can easily lead to obesity, and may also cause diabetes and other metabolic diseases. Sweets will consume the vitamin in the body, causing increased gastric acid, leading to indigestion in children.
Secondly, too much sweets will cause children's teeth to breed tooth decay , which will put the oral cavity in acidic conditions, and the tooth decay rate will obviously increase. Furthermore, over time, children will develop a strong dependence on sugar.
5. Children's health care products
Many parents will buy various children's health care products, hoping to make their children grow taller. In fact, health care products cannot play this role, which is an obvious IQ tax. Children are still in the developmental stage and their internal organs are not fully developed.
Frequent consumption of various health products will increase the pressure on the liver and gastrointestinal tract in the body, causing serious problems and affecting development. It can even lead to drug poisoning and , which can reduce intelligence and disrupt growth hormone levels in the body.
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During the growth and development period of children, four kinds of food should be eaten regularly to help them grow taller!
1. Milk
Milk is rich in calcium, and the protein content is also very good. If a child can drink a glass of milk every day during adolescence, it will be very beneficial to the child's intellectual development and height development.
And it is best to let your children drink fresh milk from the farm, and try not to drink packaged milk. If your child is not used to the smell of fresh milk, you can also use yogurt instead.
2. Nuts
Nuts contain a large amount of protein components, and unsaturated fatty acids. Children eating nuts can promote development and strengthen the body's resistance; they can also play a role in brain tonic and intelligence development.
For example: walnuts, hazelnuts, melon seeds, etc. are all acceptable, but be careful not to eat too much nuts. Smaller children must eat them under the supervision of adults to prevent accidents.
3. Fish
In life, there are many children who like to eat meat very much, and many children also like to eat vegetarian food, but in any case, parents should not let it go. Whether it is meat or vegetables, they are beneficial to the growth of children. What should be paid attention to is a balanced mix of meat and vegetables, especially fish, which is more conducive to children's health.
Some fish contain far more protein and calcium than meat, and are easier to digest, which has a good effect on children's growth. Parents can choose a variety of fish and cook it with a variety of flavors to let their children eat more.
4. Beans
Let your children eat more beans or soy products, because soy products contain very rich nutrients and very high protein and carbohydrates , as well as a lot of calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals.
It can replenish various nutrients that children lack in the body in a balanced way, so you can give your children more beans or soy products, such as tofu, dried tofu, etc., in their daily diet.
