What are the dangers of children eating snacks?

It is a common symptom for children to love snacks. It is okay to eat them occasionally, but eating them frequently will cause certain harm to children's bodies. So today the editor will talk to you in detail about this matter. Let’s take a look!

What are snacks? Any snack other than normal meals can be called a snack. Snacks cover a wide range, with many types and varieties. Almost all children love to eat snacks, and snacks often become an important means for adults to coax children. Some children eat snacks almost every day and develop a preference for certain snacks. Snacks generally contain certain nutrients and it is okay to eat some occasionally. However, if you eat them without restraint and affect your regular meals, it will be detrimental to your health. Must be corrected. Four major hazards of snacking for babies:

(1) Children’s stomach capacity is limited. Eating too many snacks, especially eating snacks before meals, especially eating sweets, will inevitably affect children's appetite and food intake.

(2) Since eating snacks affects children’s appetite for regular meals, it will inevitably affect their overall intake of necessary nutrients. Over time, it will cause nutritional imbalance or malnutrition, affecting their growth, development and health. The nutrition that children need is mainly obtained from the food in three meals a day. If children are ensured to have enough and good meals for three meals a day, basic nutrients can be guaranteed and there is no need to add snacks. On the other hand, it is impossible for children to fully absorb the nutrients they need from snacks. As for vegetables, which are a treasure trove of vitamins and trace elements, no snacks can make up for it. If children do not eat or do not eat enough for a long time, it will cause metabolic disorders, which will seriously affect their physical health and growth and development.

(3) Eating too many snacks will inevitably increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. The digestion process is a rhythmic chain reaction process of various organs in the digestive system. The digestive system has its own rhythm. If you always eat snacks, it will disrupt the regularity of three meals a day. It not only increases the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, but also causes digestive dysfunction. For children with weak digestive ability, it will inevitably cause decreased appetite, indigestion and lead to digestive system diseases.

Through the editor’s sharing above, you have a certain understanding of the harm of children eating snacks. Then in the future life, you must control children’s snack consumption more and be careful to prevent excessive intake and cause physical discomfort.