Zinc-deficient children have the following 6 manifestations. Parents should keep in mind that it is related to the development of the child.
There are often mothers complaining about the food that is cooked by themselves every day. The child chooses two bites and does not eat. Will think: Is the child zinc deficient?
So, does zinc deficiency only affect children's meals?
If mom thinks this way, it is wrong!
Generally, parents know that calcium deficiency will affect their children's growth, but they don't know much about zinc.
And zinc is very important to the baby’s physical development. If zinc deficiency continues for a period of time, in addition to poor appetite, it will also directly cause a low immunity, affect the child’s growth and development speed, and lead to the baby’s future Serious consequences such as short stature or mental retardation.
How can parents know if their child is zinc deficient?
As a parent, you must always observe carefully. If the child has the following abnormalities, parents should consider whether the child is zinc deficient.
1. Poor appetite and do not like to eat
Zinc deficiency will reduce appetite, and babies are prone to picky eaters, anorexia, and generally reduce appetite. They do not take the initiative to eat, or even do not eat for a day, they will not feel hungry.
This is the most common symptom of zinc deficiency and the biggest headache for many parents.
2.
stunting growth slowed, zinc deficiency in children height generally shorter than the age of 3 to 6 cm, weight usually 2 to 3 kg light, will lead to serious nutritional dwarfism.
3. Impeding intellectual development
Zinc can promote the synthesis of baby’s brain cells, so when the baby is zinc deficient, the intellectual development will be affected, and there will be inattention, hyperactivity, Slow reaction, poor memory and poor learning ability.
4. Low immunity
Zinc deficiency will directly affect the functioning of the immune system, making the baby's immune system low, prone to frequent fever and cold, pneumonia, bronchitis and other repeated respiratory infections. Long illness is not good, night sweats at night.
5. Pica
Severe zinc deficiency will reduce taste sensitivity, and some children will even eat weird things, such as chewing on toys, nails, and clothes. He even likes to eat foreign objects such as wall crust, mud and paper.
6. Other abnormalities:
White spot on nails, long barbs on fingers, map tongue, yellow and thin hair, repeated oral ulcers, refractory eczema rash; decreased vision, night may appear Difficulty seeing, myopia, astigmatism, etc.
The symptoms of zinc deficiency are more than these. Many children are not detected in time because of early zinc deficiency, which may cause irreversible negative effects on growth and development. Long-term severe zinc deficiency can even lead to "zinc-deficiency dwarf" and intellectual disability.
Some parents may be confused. Normally their children do not eat badly, so why are they still lacking zinc?
In fact, children grow and develop very fast, and they have a high demand for zinc. However, zinc cannot be synthesized in the body and can only be supplied through external food.
Many children often have an unbalanced diet, a single food, and zinc is easily lost during high-temperature cooking, resulting in insufficient zinc intake.
My child is deficient in zinc, what should I do?
1. Food supplement
Normal situationNext, for mild zinc deficiency or prevention of zinc deficiency, food is enough.
Try to breastfeed for more than 6 months, formula-fed babies need to pay attention to choosing fortified zinc milk powder.
Usually eat more seafood and red meat foods with high zinc content, such as oysters, scallops, pork liver, beef, lean meat, fish and shrimp.
In addition, soybeans, peanuts, walnuts, sesame, apples, etc. also contain more zinc. Generally speaking, the absorption rate of dietary zinc supplements varies with people's physique.
2. Taking zinc supplements
If you have serious and obvious symptoms of zinc deficiency, your child grows fast, and food supplements can no longer meet the physical needs in the short term, so you need to be guided by your doctor Next, adjust your diet and take some safe zinc supplements.
The zinc agent suitable for children is Xiangming Zinc Sekang Tablets, naturally converted protein zinc, which is easier to be absorbed by the human body, and does not stimulate the baby's delicate intestines and stomach. Long-term use will not have side effects; tablets The crispy taste is better than that of liquid zinc, and it is easier for children to accept it. Consistently taking it can effectively promote growth and development.
3. Adjust the daily diet
It is necessary to improve the eating habits of picky anorexic babies, pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, more tricks, and eat vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs and poultry. Usually let children eat less snacks and drinks with high sugar content.
Another thing that mothers need to pay attention to is that when cooking for children, do not put MSG, chicken essence, etc., which will interfere with the absorption of zinc.
Tips:
Baby’s health is not a trivial matter. Because zinc is consumed every day and cannot be stored in large amounts in the body, children will always be at risk of zinc deficiency during the rapid development period. Parents should pay attention to maintaining a balanced nutrition for their children to avoid zinc deficiency in their children again.
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