Can children take health supplements regularly?

Looking at the children's health care product market, there are many varieties, including those for calcium supplementation, brain health, and intelligence enhancement, etc. Some health care products even claim to directly supplement various trace elements, which can be called "all-inclusive pills." On one side, the merchants’ advertisements are exaggerating, and on the other side, parents love their children so much and have plenty of money that they buy all kinds of health products. So, can children take health supplements? Let’s find out together.

There are many kinds of health foods on the market, and there are also many health foods that are fortified with minerals, vitamins, amino acids, etc. produced for young children. Do young children who are growing and developing normally need to take these nutritional supplements? Many experts believe that as long as normally developing children are not picky eaters and consume a variety of foods in a balanced manner, they can obtain the various nutrients needed by the human body in a balanced manner without the need to supplement with any health foods.

Health foods can play a certain role in improving food structure and enhancing human health. But it must be used reasonably, otherwise, excessive consumption will disrupt the nutritional balance in the body and affect human health. More attention should be paid to young children. Targeted choices must be made according to their different ages and needs. What they lack must be supplemented, and reasonable combinations and symptomatic use must be made. Do not consume blindly. You must seek medical advice before consuming health foods, and health foods must not replace drug treatment. Healthy young children should not eat therapeutic foods, and should pay attention to the quality of the food, its production date, shelf life, etc.

Which health products should babies never take? Pharmacist's Tip: If you find that health products contain the following ingredients, please do not give them to your children: 1. Ginseng: If children take too much ginseng, it can cause paralysis of the cerebral cortex nerve center, weaken the heart's contractility, lower blood pressure and blood sugar, and seriously endanger the child's life. 2. Royal jelly: Parents should not buy royal jelly for their children just because they think it is good. Although the sex hormones contained in royal jelly will not have any effect on adults, it can easily lead to precocious puberty in children after taking it. 3. Others: such as bird's nest, deer antler, growth hormone, sex hormone, and other Chinese medicines with kidney-tonifying effects may cause precocious puberty in children.

After reading the above content, I believe everyone has understood that children can take health supplements, but they must be selective. For children with normal growth and development, parents do not need to let their children take too many nutritional supplements. Even for children with weak constitutions, delayed development, and who need supplements, they should do so under the guidance of a doctor and must not blindly believe in advertisements.