How to quickly supplement zinc deficiency in babies

In life, everyone knows that if the baby is zinc deficient, it will directly affect the baby's growth and development. Zinc deficiency in babies will not only make the baby weak and sick, but also cause the baby to have a partial diet, which makes many parents very distressed. At present, there are many ways to supplement zinc. When children show symptoms of zinc deficiency, parents must supplement zinc for the baby in time to change the above adverse phenomena. So how can babies supplement zinc faster?

1. Adhere to breastfeeding

If you want your baby to avoid zinc deficiency, breastfeeding is recommended. The baby should be breastfed for at least 3 months, and then gradually switched to cow's milk or other milk substitutes. The absorption rate of zinc in breast milk is high, reaching 62%. In particular, colostrum is high in zinc, with an average concentration 4 to 7 times that of serum zinc.

2. Add zinc-containing complementary foods

When the baby is 4-6 months old, you can add complementary foods according to the baby's needs and actual situation. At this time, if the baby is zinc deficient, you can add some complementary foods rich in zinc. The zinc content in animal foods is higher than that in plant foods. Bottle-fed babies can add easily absorbed complementary foods from 4 months old, such as minced lean meat, egg yolks, fish paste, animal liver, oysters, peanut rice flour, walnut kernel powder, etc.

If the baby's zinc deficiency is obvious, zinc supplements can be taken under the guidance of a doctor. For zinc supplementation, you can choose the third-generation zinc protein zinc, which supplements protein zinc. The zinc element is carried by protein, is highly active, and is very beneficial for gastrointestinal absorption without any gastrointestinal irritation. In contrast, organic zinc and inorganic zinc such as zinc gluconate and zinc sulfate are compounds and are not recommended for long-term use by children.

4. Maintain a balanced diet

Educate your children from an early age to develop good habits of not being picky or biased in eating, pay attention to a reasonable and balanced diet structure, and mix coarse and fine grains. In this way, children generally will not lack zinc. You should also be careful not to eat too much sweets in your daily life to avoid affecting the absorption of zinc.

Zinc deficiency is very detrimental to the healthy growth of infants, and zinc deficiency is a common phenomenon among Chinese babies nowadays, so zinc supplementation for babies is a very necessary task. It is best to supplement zinc for infants through foods high in zinc, which is safer and easier for babies to absorb. What foods are good for babies who are zinc deficient? In fact, there are many foods that contain zinc. Among them, the zinc content in animal foods is higher than that in plant foods, and the amino acids produced after the decomposition of animal protein can promote the absorption of zinc, and the absorption rate is generally around 50%.

Zinc is mainly found in seafood and animal offal. There is almost no zinc in water, staple foods, and eggs that children love to eat. There are not many vegetables and fruits containing zinc. Plant foods that contain relatively high levels of zinc include beans, peanuts, millet, radishes, and cabbage. Therefore, babies can start adding easily absorbed zinc-rich complementary foods from 4 months old, such as minced lean meat, egg yolks, fish paste, animal liver, oysters, peanut rice flour, walnut kernel powder, etc. Among many foods containing zinc, oysters have the highest zinc content. Therefore, when the baby reaches a certain age and can eat more complementary foods, mothers should feed the baby more zinc-rich foods such as animal liver, lean meat, egg yolks and fish.