In daily life, many children are troubled by zinc deficiency. Zinc deficiency is a common phenomenon in children, which is mainly manifested as loss of appetite, poor resistance, poor learning ability and growth retardation. So what are the causes of zinc deficiency in children? Let's take a look at it in detail!
Symptoms of zinc deficiency 1. Anorexia: the younger children show anorexia, pickiness, anorexia and refusal to eat. Older children will show no hunger.
2. Pica: love eating strange things, such as biting nails, eating toys, eating hair, paper scraps, mud, etc.
3. Growth retardation: the height is 3-6cm lower than that of the same age group, and the weight is 2-3kg lighter. (this article is exclusively compiled by WYH, editor of sihai.com. If you need to reprint it, please indicate the source and source. Related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/jiankang.html)
4. Poor resistance: low immunity, frequent cold and fever, repeated respiratory tract infection.
5. Poor learning ability: hyperactivity, slow response and inattention.
6. Abnormal skin and hair: the skin is easy to be infected and suppurated, eczema, rash and herpes are easy to grow on the baby; the hair is thin and yellow, lack of luster, the nails are not smooth, the nails appear white spots, the fingers are long and barbed, the burn wound is not easy to heal, etc.
7. Abnormal immune function: in case of trauma, the wound is not easy to heal, prone to dermatitis, intractable eczema, etc., and oral ulcer occurs repeatedly. (this article is exclusively compiled by WYH, editor of sihai.com. If you need to reprint it, please indicate the source and source. Related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/jiankang.html)
Let's see how to prevent zinc deficiency and how to supplement zinc.
1. Breast milk is a good zinc supplement food. Breast milk contains zinc to promote the growth and development of infants, especially colostrum contains a lot of zinc. Artificial feeding children need to add supplementary food on time, and pay attention to supplement food rich in zinc.
2. Appropriate intake of zinc rich food, the highest zinc containing food is shellfish: such as oysters, oysters, scallops, clams, etc.; followed by meat, such as beef, mutton, pork lean meat, etc.; in addition, egg yolk, peanuts, carrots are also rich in zinc. Animal viscera, eggs, nuts, edible fungi, lean meat, beans and fish are rich in zinc; green vegetables are also rich in zinc, among which celery is rich in zinc.
3. Excessive processing of food will damage zinc. When cooking food, control the temperature to reduce the loss of zinc. Iron, calcium, phosphorus, copper and other components in food are easy to be destroyed by cooking at high temperature.