What are the symptoms of zinc deficiency in a two-year-old baby?

In life, most children suffer from anorexia, so the possibility of supplementing zinc through food is very small. Therefore, mothers must pay attention to their baby's zinc deficiency. Generally, the most obvious symptoms of zinc deficiency in babies are loss of appetite, loss of taste, slow growth and development, anorexia, etc. It is important to detect signs of zinc deficiency in babies in time so that prevention can be carried out early. Here are the symptoms of zinc deficiency in two-year-old babies.

1. Loss of appetite: picky eating, anorexia, refusal to eat, general reduction in food intake, children have no sense of hunger, and do not take the initiative to eat;

2. Eat strange things. For example: biting nails, clothing, chewing toys, hard objects, eating hair, paper scraps, raw rice, wall dust, soil, sand, etc.;

3. Slow growth and development, height is 3-6 cm lower than the same age group, and weight is 2-3 kg lighter;

5. White spots appear on the nails, hangnails grow on the fingers, and geographic tongue appears (irregular red and white patterns on the surface of the tongue);

6. Hyperactivity, slow reaction, lack of concentration, and poor learning ability;

8. Skin damage: When trauma occurs, the wound is not easy to heal; prone to dermatitis and stubborn eczema;

9. Delayed sexual development during puberty, such as: small testicles and penis, low testosterone levels, and low sexual function in males; late breast development and menstruation in females; late appearance of pubic hair in both men and women;