Symptoms of trace element deficiency in children

Dear parents, please do not worry too much if your children are suffering from trace element deficiency. If you want to cure the disease, you must find a way. However, the first step in finding the method is to "treat the symptoms". Yes, it is very important to identify the symptoms of trace element deficiency in children. In order to help everyone clarify this issue, let us take a systematic look at the symptoms of trace element deficiency in children.

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.

The above content introduces the symptoms of trace element deficiency in children. I hope it can help the patients' condition. Patients, please don't worry too much. It is important to adjust your mentality and master the skills. Please learn more about the relevant aspects and master your own symptoms so that you can receive treatment easily.