The same two children of the same age, why did one grow tall and strong? White and fat, but the other looks black and thin, very short, mentally weak?
The latter is likely to have a slow growth and development condition. So why is it that the children raised by the same family materials that have food and drink, and the children raised by the families who are extremely rich, but your children are developing slowly? The answer is actually very simple, it is possible that your baby is deficient in zinc.
Zinc is a very important trace element that a child's body wants to develop. Children who are deficient in zinc are likely to fail to achieve the desired developmental outcomes during their physical development. If your child's body is chronically deficient in zinc, it may also affect your child's cognitive function.
Therefore, in order for our children's memory and comprehension not to be affected, we must first rule out whether there is zinc deficiency in the child's body.
So, how to rule out whether the child is deficient in zinc?
If it is a preschool child, when they have a height that has not changed, anorexia or even hair loss, pica and other manifestations, it is likely that the child has been deficient in zinc. And a child who enters puberty, once zinc deficiency, will affect the child's sexual maturity development.
Obviously, other children already have the characteristics of sexual development, but our children have never had the parents to take the child to the hospital for a related element examination.
Why do our children lack zinc?
There is only one reason, that is, the long-term intake of zinc is insufficient. When our children are about two years old, it is the period when they are most demanding of zinc. If parents are not able to supplement their children with enough zinc at this time, the child may lead to zinc deficiency.
In addition, some premature babies or twins may have zinc deficiency at this stage. As parents, how can we prevent zinc deficiency in our children? The best way is to give your child enough zinc.
First, eat a balanced diet.
At all times, it is the people who eat food for heaven. Therefore, as a mother, we must pay attention to the child's food combination to be reasonable. Children can't always make vegetables for their children if they want to eat vegetables, and they don't provide a meal of meat for children.
If you want your child to be strong and have no shortage of elements, we must make more beef, pork jerky, etc. for our children, such as oysters in the sea, which contain a lot of zinc substances. If your child is less fond of seafood, you can also provide your child with more dried fruits.
Second, zinc supplementation is a matter that parents should pay attention to
First of all, parents should remember that calcium, iron and zinc cannot be supplemented at the same time. Especially for some children with serious zinc deficiency, the doctor will recommend that parents give their children some pharmaceutical supplements, then parents should pay attention to it, you must not give children both calcium tablets and zinc tablets, iron tablets. They will affect the absorption rate between each other, if eating is equivalent to eating for free, then we don't need to give our children so many pills.
Secondly, we must remember to give our children zinc supplements, and never use milk to take it. Because the protein in milk is easily combined with zinc, it affects the absorption and digestion of zinc. If your child needs to drink milk at night, there is more than an hour between zinc tablets and milk.
Finally, what else do you have about the problem of zinc deficiency in your children's bodies? Feel free to leave a comment below.
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