Some babies are prone to conditions when the seasons change, and the cold and cough are uninterrupted. How can we improve the resistance? If you want your baby to have a strong body, the key is to see if the nutrition is sufficient at the age of 0-3. Let's take a look at how the baby resists.
What are the reasons for poor resistance?
1. Lack of vitamin C
Vitamin C can stimulate the growth of white blood cells, it has the function of defending and protecting the body. When the child lacks vitamin C, the number of white blood cells will also decrease, and the neutrophils The bactericidal ability will be weakened, and the baby's immunity will decline, and it is easily affected by external factors.
2. Zinc deficiency
Long-term zinc deficiency in babies will lead to atrophy of immune organs (lymph nodes, tonsils, thymus, etc.), and the body's immune function declines, resulting in repeated outbreaks of diseases such as colds and fever.
How to improve the baby's resistance
1. Vitamin C supplementation
Vitamin C can enhance the body's bactericidal ability, stimulate the generation of lymphocytes, improve the body's recognition of malignant cells, continuous monitoring, find foreign invaders timely kill, inhibit viruses and microorganisms It can increase the body's sensitivity to diseases, improve the response speed, effectively prevent and treat colds, and enhance self-protection.
2. Strengthen outdoor exercise
Mom and dad can go for a walk in the park with their baby, jog in a competition, or bring a small ball to catch a ball, which can not only breathe fresh air, but also keep fit.
3. Adjusting life and rest
Let children develop regular work and rest habits, go to bed early and get up early, and refuse to stay up late. You can work out a time plan with your baby to ensure adequate sleep, which can not only promote metabolism, but also give your body and mind a good rest. It can improve the body's immune defense ability, give the child a quiet environment and dim light during sleep, and help the baby's sleep quality.
How to eat can make your baby more healthy
1. Eat more fruits to replenish energy
Fresh fruits such as acerola, citrus, pineapple, hawthorn, etc., all help to enhance the baby's physical fitness, among which acerola is internationally recognized" The king of natural VC", Acerola contains 2445mg of vitamin C per 100g, which is 35 times that of lemon.
But the nature of vitamin C is very delicate, overheated environment, improper storage, washing them with water may cause the loss of vitamin C. In addition to eating raw, parents can also choose acerola powder to extract high-quality acerola cherries rich in vitamin C to lock in nutrients and make full use of it. Supplementing a proper amount of acerola powder to your baby is good for the health of bones and teeth, and gives your child a strong physique.
According to the "Key to Good Nutrition for Babies Before 3 Years Old - Chinese Baby Development and Nutrition Guidebook" issued by the Children's Nutrition Committee of China Maternal and Child Health Association in 2020, the key to choosing products for babies aged 0-3 is to encourage high-quality raw materials , advocating natural food without artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. Parents can give priority to the zero-added pure natural acerola cherry powder to escort the feeding safety of their children.
Acerola cherry powder comes from the original ecological fruit. It tastes sweet and sour and has high solubility. It can supplement vitamin C together with water, so that the baby is full of vitality every day.
2. Zinc Supplement
The content of zinc in seafood is relatively high, such as kelp, seaweed, squid, oysters, etc. If your baby does not like fish, you can choose nuts, soybeans, brown rice, etc. to make porridge for your baby to drink.
This article was reviewed by Ma Lian, chief physician of the Pediatric Research Institute of Shenzhen Children's Hospital.
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