What are the symptoms of iron deficiency in children and how to solve them?

Proper diet is a key factor in ensuring children's development, because most of the children's diseases are closely related to diet. For example, a lack of trace elements can cause developmental disorders and difficulties in children. For example, iron deficiency is a common phenomenon among modern children. What are the symptoms of iron deficiency in children and how to solve it? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

Symptoms:

1. Symptoms of iron deficiency in infants include less rosy skin, pale face and lips, and lack of liveliness. Babies with iron deficiency have serious expressions and rarely smile. Some children even develop "pica", and like to eat strange things such as newspapers, raw rice, and raw flour.

2. Iron deficiency will affect the early intellectual development of infants, especially affecting children's attention and short-term memory. People with severe iron deficiency may become irritable and have lower IQ levels.

Solution:

1.Animal liver. Animal liver is the first choice food for preventing iron deficiency anemia. It has a high iron content and good absorption rate, is easy to eat and digest, and is not prone to allergies, making it especially suitable for babies. Pork liver has the highest iron content, containing 29.1 mg per 100 mg, lamb liver has 17.9 mg, and beef liver has 8.8 mg. Chicken liver has the lowest iron content, containing only 8.5 mg of iron per 100 grams.

2. Egg yolk. In the past, it was believed that egg yolk was the best iron supplement. However, studies have shown that although egg yolk has a high iron content, its absorption rate is low (7 mg of iron per 100 grams of egg yolk, and the iron absorption rate is only 3%). However, eggs are common foods, easy to eat and preserve, and have high nutritional values. From a comprehensive perspective, egg yolk can still play a role in iron supplementation.

3. Animal blood. The boiled animal blood clots, commonly known as blood tofu, are rich in nutrients, high in iron, and have a high absorption rate. For example, 100 grams of pig blood contains 260 mg of iron, which is 10 times the iron content in pig liver. Since ancient times, it has been a good blood tonic.