What is the role of trace element testing in children?

Every child should grow up healthy and happy. However, parents are always worried during the growth process of their children, fearing that their children's lack of nutrition will affect their growth and development. Trace elements are some essential nutrients in our body, but many children are often prone to lack of trace elements due to congenital physical problems and acquired bad eating habits, which is also particularly detrimental to health. However, once a child lacks trace elements, we cannot blindly supplement the baby. We must check and confirm the diagnosis before supplementing. Let's take a look at the role of trace element testing in children.

What is the role of trace element testing in children?

Usually refers to chemical elements whose content in biological organisms is less than 0.01%. Trace elements are classified relative to major elements (macroelements) and can be divided into many types according to the different objects in which they are stored. Currently, there are two main types that attract more attention: one is trace elements in organisms, and the other is trace elements in non-living organisms (such as rocks). Here it mainly refers to the trace elements in the human body.

The human body is composed of more than 60 elements. According to the different content of elements in the human body, they can be divided into two categories: macroelements and trace elements. Any elements that account for more than 0.01% of the total human body weight, such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, etc., are called macroelements; any elements that account for less than 0.01% of the total human body weight, such as iron, zinc, copper, iodine, selenium, manganese, etc., are called trace elements. The content of trace elements in the human body is really negligible. For example, zinc only accounts for 33 parts per million of the total human body weight. Iron is only 60 parts per million. Although calcium is a macro element, calcium metabolism disorders are more common in infants and young children. Therefore, calcium is also one of the must-check items in the current trace element detection program.

1. Trace elements maintain human vitality

Trace elements are closely related to human health. Excessive, insufficient, or lacking intake of these nutrients will cause physiological abnormalities or diseases in the human body to varying degrees. The most prominent function of trace elements is that they are closely related to life vitality. Just an amount the size of a match head or less can play a huge physiological role. It is worth noting that these trace elements must be supplied directly or indirectly by the soil. According to scientific research, so far, there are 18 essential trace elements that have been confirmed to be related to human health and life, namely iron, copper, zinc, cobalt, manganese, chromium, selenium, iodine, nickel, fluorine, molybdenum, vanadium, tin, silicon, strontium, boron, rubidium, arsenic, etc. Each of these trace elements has its own special physiological function.

2. Trace elements promote metabolism, fight cancer, and prolong life

Although their content in the human body is extremely small, they are essential for maintaining some critical metabolism in the human body. Once these essential trace elements are lacking, the human body will become ill and even life-threatening. There have been reports from abroad: A reduction in the total amount of iron, copper, and zinc in the body can weaken the immune mechanism (the ability to resist disease), reduce disease resistance, promote bacterial infection, and the mortality rate after infection is also higher. Trace elements play an important role in disease resistance, cancer prevention, and longevity.

3. Trace elements affect people's intelligence and memory

Trace elements can also affect people's physical health. Trace elements have a significant impact on human intelligence, memory, etc. Elements such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron are very helpful in improving a person's memory, while elements such as phosphorus, chlorine, and sulfur can reduce a person's memory; excessive intake of lead will continue to accumulate in the body and cannot be excreted, eventually causing lead poisoning, which is likely to cause children to suffer from ADHD.

In addition, the lack of trace elements may also lead to insomnia, lack of concentration, and development of strange habits.

Trace elements have a huge impact on the body. Only by ensuring the nutritional balance of trace elements can we ensure the healthy growth of children. The above is an introduction to the role of trace element testing for children. After understanding it, we hope that parents must pay attention to it. Usually, we must pay attention to the nutritional balance of the baby’s diet, try to nourish it through diet, and don’t always rely too much on drugs. After all, medicine is three-point poison.