Is it good for children to drink yogurt every day?

There is a common phenomenon now. As parents, we all find that children like to drink yogurt more and more, and they drink it almost every day. However, many parents worry whether there are any adverse effects on their children drinking yogurt every day. So, the editor will talk about the benefits of children drinking yogurt and some precautions based on parents' doubts.

The benefits of drinking yogurt for children

1. The weaning period is a special period for infants to transition from liquid food to solid food. Yogurt is a semi-solid food. Drinking yogurt gives a stronger sense of fullness than milk, and is suitable for guiding infants to transition from liquid food to solid food.

2. Infants and young children grow and develop quickly and need more nutrition, but their stomach capacity is small, so foods with high nutrient and energy density should be selected. Yogurt meets this condition. It contains more than 20 kinds of nutrients, is very similar to breast milk, and is easy to digest, making it especially suitable for infants and young children with immature digestive systems.

3. Yogurt contains galactose. Galactose is a component of cerebrosides in the brain and nervous system, and is closely related to the rapid growth of the baby's brain after birth. Before the age of two is a critical period for brain development. Ensuring the supply of galactose at this time has a good effect on promoting the baby's growth and development.

4. Diarrhea is the most common disease in babies. Yogurt contains sufficient lactic acid bacteria and has appropriate acidity. Drinking yogurt regularly can effectively inhibit the production of harmful bacteria and improve immunity, thereby preventing diarrhea or shortening the duration of chronic diarrhea and reducing the incidence of acute diarrhea.

5. Some children easily get "inflamed" after drinking milk, which manifests as constipation. The lactic acid and other metabolites in yogurt have a certain stimulating effect on the intestinal mucosa, which can promote the peristalsis of the digestive tract and reduce the occurrence of constipation.

Several precautions for children to drink yogurt

1. Identify the species

Currently on the market, there are many kinds of "yogurt" made from milk or milk powder, sugar, lactic acid or citric acid, malic acid, spices and preservatives.

It does not have the health benefits of yogurt, so be careful to identify it when purchasing.

2. Drink about 2 hours after a meal

The pH value suitable for the growth of lactic acid bacteria is above 5.4, and the pH value of gastric juice on an empty stomach is below 2. If you drink yogurt, the lactic acid bacteria will be easily killed and the health-care effect will be weakened. The gastric juice is diluted after a meal and the pH value only rises to 3-5.

3. Rinse your mouth immediately after drinking

With the development of lactic acid beverages, the rate of dental caries in children is also increasing, which is dominated by certain bacteria in lactic acid bacteria.

4. Do not heat

Active, lactic acid bacteria in yogurt

If heated or diluted with boiling water, a large number of them will die, and not only the unique flavor will disappear, but also the nutritional value will be lost.

5. It is not suitable to be taken with certain medicines

Antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and erythromycin, sulfonamides, and astringents for treating diarrhea such as subcarbonate, tannic acid and eggs can kill or destroy the lactic acid bacteria in yogurt.

From this we know that drinking yogurt every day is good for children, but due to the gastrointestinal development of children, the amount of yogurt consumed should be controlled and not consumed in excess. This will not only bring no benefits, but will also cause gastrointestinal discomfort or even diarrhea in children. It is worth noting that we need to ensure the quality of yogurt and do not give yogurt that is about to expire or has expired to children.