In today's society, the 4-2-1 family structure model is very common, accounting for a large proportion of all families.
As the focus of the family, every stage of the child's growth and every change that occurs will receive the keen attention of parents.
If there is something wrong with the child's body, the parents' hearts are very worried, which is the true reflection of today's families with children.
My girlfriend is 30 years old and has just had a baby. For the sake of this child, she suffered a lot, so she cherished this god-given little baby even more.
Children's milk powder is the most well-known brand, children use the best materials, in addition to the quality of life to give children the best.
In order to ensure the health of the child, she also took the child to the hospital regularly for various pediatric examinations, even the examination of trace elements.
Many parents may not know that this test has been suspended for 6 years, and most regular hospitals have stopped this program and only use it to do auxiliary tests related to other diseases.
But there are still some hospitals that still have such programs and even recommend them to parents in violation of the law.
Why is there no need to do trace element checks?
First, and most fundamentally, this check is highly susceptible to environmental influences.
Due to the large variety of trace elements in the human body, the content is small, and the environment is greatly affected, so such examinations require sophisticated instruments and a strict medical environment.
If environmental factors change, the test results will also vary and are less accurate. The environment in many hospitals today is not very suitable, and there are too many factors of change, so that parents will have a wrong understanding of their children's physical condition.
Secondly, the test results of trace elements are not precise.
Trace element examinations in hospitals are based on the patient's blood samples and are carried out under a strict environment.
Trace elements in the human body are not only present in the blood, but also in people's teeth, bones and other parts. In such a case, the trace element examination is inaccurate.
In addition to this, trace element excess supplementation is harmful.
After many parents pass the examination, they will supplement their children with missing elements according to the test results, so that the trace elements in the child's body are excessive.
Trace elements in the human body account for only a small part of the body and can be completely replenished through daily diet. If supplemented with inaccurate results, it is easy to cause problems in your child's body due to overdose.
How can I tell if my child is missing trace elements?
First, judging by the child's growth curve. Parents can regularly measure their children's height, weight, and head circumference to determine whether they are within the normal range;
Second, observe the child's emotional and mental state, whether there is any problem.
Third, parents can judge by their children's behavior and symptoms, such as the baby does not like to sleep, it may be calcium deficiency; the child has anorexia, it may be zinc deficiency.
How to replenish trace elements in your child's body?
The lack of trace elements in the body of children, the best way is to supplement food, through the child's three meals a day reasonable supplement, from staple food to dishes to fruits, to supplement the lack of elements in the child's body.
For example, if the child lacks iron, parents can give the child some animal offal, blood products and meat substances; the child lacks zinc, and can give the child some shellfish seafood.
Of course, parents should pay attention to the amount of supplementation to the child should not be too much, too much will make the child's body overburdened, which will have a negative impact on the child's body.
All in all, the child's nutrition is balanced, and there is almost no lack of trace elements. Parents can judge whether the child lacks a certain trace element through the child's behavior and symptoms in life, and then supplement the nutrients.
Parents should know that trace element supplementation is a long-term process that requires long-term supplementation, so food supplementation is the best.