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There was an advertisement on TV before, like brainwashing, "Children do not eat slowly, zinc supplementation is the key!" ”
Such brainwashing advertisements have made many parents understand the role of zinc.
It is true that zinc deficiency can lead to a loss of appetite in children, because when zinc is deficient, the epithelial cells of the oral mucosa are easy to fall off, and the taste buds on the tongue are blocked, making it difficult for food to reach the taste buds.
Coupled with zinc deficiency, it can make taste bud cell aplasia disorder, taste hormone secretion decreased, causing taste loss, loss of appetite, resulting in children not wanting to eat.
And because the child does not want to eat, coupled with the lack of zinc will make all kinds of nutrients absorbed insufficiently, the synthesis and secretion of growth hormone is reduced, which will lead to slow growth of the child!
Zinc deficiency does cause children to have a bad appetite and grow slowly, but not all children have a bad appetite and grow slowly, which is caused by zinc deficiency.
Therefore, the child's appetite is not good, grow slowly, parents will supplement zinc, it is likely to lead to excessive zinc supplementation, if the excessive amount of zinc supplementation may lead to nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea symptoms.
Children have a bad appetite, don't rush to supplement zinc, first check whether there are several wrong feeding methods
Wrong way one: physiological anorexia caused by weather changes
For example, children eat more in the winter, but enter the summer, because the weather is hot, the child's digestive juice secretion is reduced, which will lead to a decrease in the amount of food the child eats.
At this time, it is actually because of the weather changes that lead to the child's physiological anorexia, parents should make more light, digestible food for the child, rather than giving the child a nervous zinc supplement.
Wrong way two: Parents chase after feeding, resulting in psychological anorexia
British medical institutions recommend that when children add complementary foods, they should consider making some lumpy foods for children that are convenient to hold in their hands, so that children can learn to eat independently.
The American Academy of Pediatrics also recommends that children learn to eat on their own as long as they can sit firmly and get food, and it is recommended that parents let their children eat independently no later than 10 months.
Because when the child himself eats, he can not only exercise the flexibility and fine movements of his hands, but also exercise his brain.
The most important thing is that eating is an interesting thing for children, it is a fun thing, and children will be more interested in interesting and interesting things, which will make children interested in eating, and children will love to eat.
But in fact, many parents feel that their children can't eat enough if they eat themselves, and they get rice grains everywhere, so they always feed their children.
There are even some grandmothers who can run and jump when the child is already running, and still chase after the child to feed, or worry that the child will not eat, watch TV for the child when eating, play with toys for the child, and let the child be in a state of distraction when eating.
This will lead to a decrease in the secretion of the child's digestive juices, resulting in the child's digestion is not very good, and the child thinks that eating is a very annoying thing in his heart, because it is the grandmother who coaxes me to eat, and the child will have psychological anorexia.
Wrong way three: anorexia caused by incontinence
After the Spring Festival, many people went to work, but they were not interested in eating, because during the Spring Festival, they ate too much fish and meat, so the digestion ability of the entire gastrointestinal tract would become weaker.
For children, eating too much in a period of time can easily lead to accumulation of food, so children feel that they do not want to eat at another time.
And parents find that children grow slowly, and many times they are also worried about their own worries, such as the average height of their two couples is less than 1 meter 7, but they are compared with the children of other couples with an average height of more than 1 meter 8, that is, our reference is not right.
The child's height and weight is not normal, generally when taking the child to do child health care, the doctor will write in the book, if there is a problem, the doctor will also remind parents to pay attention to feeding.
Therefore, the child's appetite is not good, growing slowly, parents do not rush to supplement zinc, but to know whether they have problems in feeding.
If you want your child to eat well and grow tall, there are a few key points to pay attention to
★ The child begins to train the child to eat on his own at 10 months
The child may eat all over the place, may not necessarily be full, but as long as we tell the child that you can't eat enough when you eat, there is nothing to eat below, and slowly let the child form good eating habits.
★ The child's diet is age-appropriate
For example, children start to add complementary foods at 6 months, all of which are soft and rotten foods, and children can eat some granular foods when they are one year old, but the child's food is light and there is no other additive.
And the amount of food for children is also determined according to the child's own appetite, do not force the child to eat.
★ In addition to eating, pay attention to getting your child to exercise more
Exercise can promote the digestion of the intestine, promote the absorption of nutrients, exercise can make the child's metabolism better, sleep more soundly at night, the appetite will be better.
Topic: Do your children have a bad appetite? How did you deal with it?
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