Can children drink pure milk?

Can children drink pure milk? The answer is yes, and drinking pure milk can better help children supplement calcium, which is beneficial to bone development and healthy growth. However, it is not recommended for children under two years old to drink pure milk.

1. Some parents will give their children fresh milk or lactic acid bacteria drinks every day after their children are weaned or can eat . This is wrong. Generally, children under 2 years old should not drink fresh milk.

Since the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and other systems of infants and young children are not yet fully mature, feeding them fresh milk can cause many harms.

2. First of all, some nutrients in fresh milk are not easily absorbed . For example, the calcium-phosphorus ratio of fresh milk is not appropriate. The high phosphorus content will affect the absorption of calcium, while the high casein content will easily coagulate into lumps when encountering stomach acid and is not easily absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract. Secondly, the lactose in fresh milk is mainly α-lactose, which inhibits bifidobacteria and promotes the production of Escherichia coli, which can easily induce gastrointestinal diseases in infants.

3. At the same time, the minerals in fresh milk will increase the burden on the kidneys, causing children to experience symptoms such as chronic dehydration, dry stools, and inflammation.

4. In addition, the fat in fresh milk is mainly animal saturated fat , which will stimulate the baby's delicate intestines, causing chronic hidden blood loss in the intestines and causing anemia. In addition, fresh milk lacks the polyunsaturated fatty acids needed for brain development, which will be detrimental to brain development.

Therefore, infants under 1 year old are prohibited from drinking fresh milk, and children under 2 years old are also best not to drink it. After breastfeeding, you should choose formula milk that is closer in composition to breast milk.

5. Because formula milk has adjusted the protein and fat structure, the calcium-phosphorus ratio, and added some vitamins, trace elements, nucleotides, polyunsaturated fatty acids and other ingredients necessary for the growth and development of infants and young children, it overcomes the shortcomings of fresh milk and is healthier for children.