Zinc deficiency will bring a series of physical discomfort to children, the following 10 symptoms of zinc deficiency, if your child meets three, it may be zinc deficiency, you need to go to the hospital in time to diagnose.
1. Loss of appetite: picky eating, anorexia, refusal to eat, general food intake is reduced, children have no hunger, do not take the initiative to eat;
2. Eat strange things. For example: nail biting, clothing, nibbling on toys, hard objects, eating hair, paper scraps, raw rice, wall ash, dirt, sand and gravel, etc.;
3. Slow growth and development, height 3-6 cm lower than in the same age group, weight 2-3 kg lighter;
4. Low immunity, frequent colds and fevers, repeated respiratory infections such as: tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, sweating, night sweats, etc.;
5. White spots appear on the nails, and long barbs on the fingers appear on the map tongue (there are irregular red and white patterns on the surface of the tongue);
6. Hyperactivity, slow response, inattention, poor learning ability;
7. Vision problems: vision decline, easy to lead to difficult night vision, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, etc.;
8. Skin damage: when trauma occurs, the wound is not easy to heal, susceptible to dermatitis, refractory eczema;
9. Sexual retardation during puberty, such as: male genital testicles and penis are too small, low testosterone content, low sexual function, female breast development and menstrual cramps are late; male and female pubic hair appear late; etc.;
10. Recurrent mouth ulcers.
Tips:
Zinc is a trace element, so the supplement must be moderate. If too much intake can also cause poisoning, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms, but also cause fever, anemia, growth obstruction, joint bleeding, bone breakdown, kidney failure, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In addition, too much zinc intake in the human body will interfere with the absorption of other nutrients. At the same time, too much zinc in the body will also inhibit the phagocytic and bactericidal effect of white blood cells, making immune function low. Therefore, parents must follow the doctor's advice when giving their children zinc supplements.