Children who eat too well will grow slower

If a child's protein intake is too high for a long time, exceeding the child's growth and development needs, the excess protein will not only not be used by the human body, but also produce too much nitrogen-containing final products during the decomposition process, which is harmful to the child's health. Some parents indulge their children too much, causing their children to become picky eaters. Over time, the child not only develops symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal bloating, belching, and constipation, but also becomes pale and thin and grows slowly. When seeing a doctor, the patient is often diagnosed with a nutritional disorder caused by excessive protein intake.

Why does eating too well and eating too much meat make you grow slower? Experts say: the nutrients in the human body exist in a "dynamic balance", that is, the intake and consumption of the six major nutrients such as protein are in a corresponding relationship.

Taking protein as an example, the human body absorbs a certain amount of protein from food every day, which is broken down, absorbed and utilized in the intestines, and transported to various tissues and organs throughout the body through blood circulation to compensate for the protein consumed for tissue growth, renewal and repair. If a child's protein intake is too high for a long time, exceeding the child's growth and development needs, the excess protein will not only not be used by the human body, but also in the process of decomposition, it will produce too much nitrogen-containing final products, which is harmful to the child's body.

Among them, the ammonia produced in the decomposition process must be converted into urea in the liver and then excreted from the body by the kidneys, which will inevitably increase the burden on the liver, kidneys and digestive tract. Over time, it will lead to indigestion and nutritional disorders. At the same time, nutrients such as protein require a certain amount of calories during digestion and absorption, which is more than the calories required for digestion and absorption of sugar and fat. Therefore, excessive protein intake will inevitably increase the body's extra calorie consumption, thereby affecting growth and development and affecting children's height.