The role of trace elements in baby testing

As the baby grows day by day, the demand for nutrition will often be particularly large, which makes parents particularly worried. They are always afraid that the child's lack of trace elements will affect the child's normal growth. Many parents do not know the role of baby trace element testing and what effect it will have. They often do not know how to supplement the baby with the trace elements needed in the body. Let's learn about the role of baby trace element testing.

The role of trace elements in baby testing

1. Zinc deficiency: anorexia, slow growth and development

Symptoms: Decreased appetite is one of the early manifestations of zinc deficiency in infants and young children. Children who are zinc deficient have a decreased sense of taste and cannot distinguish between sour, sweet, bitter and salty. They have delayed growth and development, are short and do not gain weight. They have poor resistance and suffer from repeated colds or diarrhea. They are prone to recurrent oral ulcers. Zinc deficiency can also damage children's taste buds and cause anorexia.

Foods rich in the trace element zinc: oysters, pecans, scallops, button mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, lamb, sunflower seeds, pork liver, beef liver, etc.

2. Iron deficiency: anemia, decreased concentration

Symptoms: Iron deficiency anemia has a very serious impact on children's health, and severe iron deficiency anemia threatens children's lives. Iron deficiency can damage children's intellectual development, make infants and young children irritable and indifferent, and lack interest in the things around them. It can also cause abnormalities in attention, learning ability, and memory in children and adolescents. The incidence of lead poisoning in young children with iron deficiency is 3-4 times higher than that in children without iron deficiency.

Foods rich in iron: Animal foods such as liver, blood and lean meat; beans, green leafy vegetables, brown sugar, eggs. For babies under six months old, mothers are advised to continue breastfeeding because the iron absorption rate of breast milk is as high as 70%.

3. Calcium deficiency: developmental problems

Symptoms: Calcium is one of the nutrients most likely to be deficient in children's diet. Rapidly growing infants and young children who have long-term low calcium intake, vitamin D deficiency, and insufficient sunlight exposure may suffer from growth retardation, skeletal deformities, and poor dental development.

Foods rich in trace element calcium: milk, cheese, eggs, soy products, kelp, seaweed, dried shrimps, sesame, hawthorn, sea fish, vegetables, etc.

4. Iodine deficiency: mental retardation

Symptoms: Iodine deficiency can lead to reduced secretion of thyroid hormones. Children may experience physical retardation, mental retardation, and in severe cases, may become dull and stupid.

Foods rich in the trace element iodine: dried kelp, marine fish, seaweed, lean meat, poultry, and dairy products.

Although trace elements are needed in small amounts by our bodies, once they are lacking, they will have a certain impact on the body and will also affect the health of the body. After understanding the effects of trace elements in baby tests, we hope that parents can consult a doctor in time if their babies have any health problems. In addition, as long as we pay more attention to the nutritional balance of the baby's diet, we can avoid the lack of some trace elements. Therefore, we must pay attention to the quality of the baby's diet.