What to do if your 18-month-old baby is zinc deficient

Zinc is an essential element in the body, especially for babies. If they are deficient in zinc, it will have a certain impact on their development. If a baby suffers from long-term zinc deficiency, it will affect normal development and the baby's appetite will also decrease significantly. Many babies don’t like to eat because of ischemia. If you find that your baby does not like to eat, you must take him to the hospital for a zinc check. If the test results show that the baby is really determined to supplement zinc as soon as possible, let’s talk about what to do if the baby is zinc deficient at 18 months old.

1. If you want to have a strong body or a smart brain, you can eat some brain-boosting foods. What is good to eat? You can take some health supplements, but it is best to get them from food. If you take enough vitamins, iron, B vitamins, etc., you can become a smart earthling.

2. If you are zinc deficient, you can eat some eggs, lean meat, fish, etc. Among them, oysters have a very high zinc content, reaching more than 1000 mg/kg. In addition, seed foods such as sesame and pine seeds are also rich in zinc.

3. Therefore, if children or adults are zinc deficient, you can make an oyster dish or cook nut porridge.

4. Ingredients for oyster soup: oyster meat, seaweed, onion, ginger, and appropriate seasoning. Preparation method: Wash the fresh oyster meat and cut into small slices. Wash the seaweed and put it in a large bowl. Add broth, oysters, chopped green onions, and shredded ginger. Steam in a steamer for 30 minutes. Then add salt and Shaoxing wine.

5. Nut porridge: Ingredients: rice, peanuts, walnut kernels. Preparation method: Wash rice and peanuts, pour into a pot, add water and cook until they are 80% cooked, then add walnut kernels. After the water boils, turn to low heat and continue to simmer for a while.

The above content introduces what to do if your 18-month-old baby is zinc deficient. I believe many mothers have already understood this. I think the amount of heart that babies need every day is about 10 mg. If the baby does not have any disease or abnormal diet, the amount of zinc consumed from the diet every day can basically meet the baby's needs. If your baby is not zinc deficient, do not give him zinc supplements casually, because excessive zinc content can cause certain harm to the body.