Zinc deficiency, Children will become more and more stupid
According to statistics, there are about 60% of children lack of zinc in China. The Zinc intake will be directly affecting the physical and mental development. So why do children lose zinc? What are the symptoms of zinc deficiency? And howwhat should we do?
The reason of zinc deficiency:
1.Nutritional imbalance
Compared with meat, eggs, milk and other animal foods, plant-based foods such as cereal contain less zinc, so vegetarians are more likely to be zinc deficient. Pregnant mothers and nursing mothers also need more zinc, if insufficient intake, may cause the mother and fetus zinc deficiency.
2. Poor absorption
due to various causes diarrhoea will reduce the absorption of zinc, especially chronic diarrhea, such as malabsorption syndrome, fatty diarrhea, and cystic fibrosis of the capsular gland. Phytate and coarse fiber are found in cereals, which impede the absorption of zinc.
3, excessive loss of zinc
Liver cirrhosis, chronic uremia, etc. due to hypoalbuminemia due to high zinc enuresis, some drugs such as the long-term use of metal chelating agents (such as penicillamine, etc.) and repeated intravenous infusion of near acid salt, combined with zinc Urinary excretion can cause zinc deficiency.
Which symptoms suggest that the child is deficient in zinc
1. Loss of appetite, picky eaters, anorexia, and refusal to eat. Children who are older will still show no sense of hunger.
2. Pica, love to eat strange and strange things, such as biting nails, licking toys, eating hair, eating paper scraps, eating dirt and so on.
3, Slow growth and development, 3 -- 6 cm lower in height than the same age group, 2 -- 3 kg lighter in weight.
4, low immunity, frequent colds and fever, repeated respiratory infections.
5, hyperactivity, slow response, lack of concentration, poor learning ability.
6, abnormal immune function, the appearance of trauma, the wound is not easy to heal, prone to dermatitis, intractable eczema, etc., oral ulcer repeated attack.
How to give darling complement zinc?
Experts suggest that if zinc deficiency is not serious, medicine is not as good as food supplements.
1. According to the baby's age
Daily zinc requirements recommended by the Chinese academy of nutrition are:
Neonatal - 3 mg for 6-month-old infants;
5-mg for infants aged 7-12 months;
10 mg for children aged 1-3;
20 mg for pregnant mothers;
20 mg of milk;
Normal adult 10-15 mg
2. Breast-feeding
Breast milk has a high zinc absorption rate reach to 62%. Especially colostrum zinc content is high,its average concentration is 4-7 times that of serum zinc.
Eat more zinc food after weaning
Such as beef, lamb, lean pork, animal liver, peanuts, soybeans, carrots, oysters and so on.
The reason of zinc deficiency:
1.Nutritional imbalance
Compared with meat, eggs, milk and other animal foods, plant-based foods such as cereal contain less zinc, so vegetarians are more likely to be zinc deficient. Pregnant mothers and nursing mothers also need more zinc, if insufficient intake, may cause the mother and fetus zinc deficiency.
2. Poor absorption
due to various causes diarrhoea will reduce the absorption of zinc, especially chronic diarrhea, such as malabsorption syndrome, fatty diarrhea, and cystic fibrosis of the capsular gland. Phytate and coarse fiber are found in cereals, which impede the absorption of zinc.
3, excessive loss of zinc
Liver cirrhosis, chronic uremia, etc. due to hypoalbuminemia due to high zinc enuresis, some drugs such as the long-term use of metal chelating agents (such as penicillamine, etc.) and repeated intravenous infusion of near acid salt, combined with zinc Urinary excretion can cause zinc deficiency.
Which symptoms suggest that the child is deficient in zinc
1. Loss of appetite, picky eaters, anorexia, and refusal to eat. Children who are older will still show no sense of hunger.
2. Pica, love to eat strange and strange things, such as biting nails, licking toys, eating hair, eating paper scraps, eating dirt and so on.
3, Slow growth and development, 3 -- 6 cm lower in height than the same age group, 2 -- 3 kg lighter in weight.
4, low immunity, frequent colds and fever, repeated respiratory infections.
5, hyperactivity, slow response, lack of concentration, poor learning ability.
6, abnormal immune function, the appearance of trauma, the wound is not easy to heal, prone to dermatitis, intractable eczema, etc., oral ulcer repeated attack.
How to give darling complement zinc?
Experts suggest that if zinc deficiency is not serious, medicine is not as good as food supplements.
1. According to the baby's age
Daily zinc requirements recommended by the Chinese academy of nutrition are:
Neonatal - 3 mg for 6-month-old infants;
5-mg for infants aged 7-12 months;
10 mg for children aged 1-3;
20 mg for pregnant mothers;
20 mg of milk;
Normal adult 10-15 mg
2. Breast-feeding
Breast milk has a high zinc absorption rate reach to 62%. Especially colostrum zinc content is high,its average concentration is 4-7 times that of serum zinc.
Eat more zinc food after weaning
Such as beef, lamb, lean pork, animal liver, peanuts, soybeans, carrots, oysters and so on.
It was determined that the zinc content of animal food was higher than that of plant food, and the amino acids produced after the decomposition of animal protein could promote the absorption of zinc, and the absorption rate was generally around 50%.
Zinc rich supplement: lean meat, egg yolk, fish paste, animal liver, oysters, peanut rice powder, walnut powder, etc.
Note: to facilitate absorption, oral zinc should be taken 1-2 hours before meals Serving zinc should also increase protein intake and treat iron deficiency anemia, so that zinc deficiency can be improved more quickly.
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