Causes of anorexia in children

The main reason why children suffer from picky eating and anorexia is that they eat too many snacks or are in a bad mood. It may also be because the food does not suit the baby's appetite. Therefore, if you want to alleviate the symptoms of picky eating and anorexia in children, it is best to make some food that attracts babies and increases their appetite. Now let us understand the reasons that cause children to have picky eating and anorexia. I hope parents can prevent these reasons from happening.

4 reasons why your baby is a picky eater

1. Influenced by parents’ eating habits

Some parents have special preferences for food and will not give their children food that they don't like. Children learn what to eat or not to eat first from the people closest to them, mainly their parents. If parents are partial or picky eaters, it will often affect their children.

2. Don’t like the taste, color or texture of certain foods

For example, many children do not like to eat vegetables because they taste bitter or sour. The taste and fibrous texture of vegetables do not suit the taste requirements of young children.

3. Unpleasant eating experience

For example, if parents force their children to eat, it will cause the children to develop a rebellious mentality and resistance. As soon as they see food, they will refuse to eat, causing anorexia nervosa.

4. The food is monotonous and the child lacks taste stimulation

According to the laws of growth and development, there is a sensitive period for the development of an infant's sense of taste, which lasts approximately 2 to 7 months after birth. Especially in infancy, if the food variety is not changed or the food is monotonous, the child will get used to eating only a few common foods and will be unwilling to accept other foods.

Treatment of anorexia in children:

1. First take the child to the pediatrics or gastroenterology department of a regular hospital for a comprehensive and detailed examination to rule out chronic diseases that can cause anorexia, and to rule out iron and zinc deficiency. If anorexia is caused by a primary disease, the primary disease should be treated actively.

2. Eat regularly, take meals on time, and ensure food hygiene; have a regular life, get enough sleep, and have regular bowel movements; have comprehensive nutrition, eat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables; eat less snacks and sweets, and drink less beverages.

3. Improve the eating environment so that children can concentrate on eating and keep a good mood.

4. Parents should avoid behaviors such as "chasing and feeding" and paying too much attention to their children's eating. When a child deliberately refuses to eat, parents should not indulge him/her. If he/she skips one or two meals, parents should not worry, as this means that the energy intake of the child is sufficient and the child will naturally ask to eat after a certain period of time. Parents should never use meeting the child's demands as a condition for getting the child to eat.

5. Strengthen physical exercise.

6. Don’t take medicine blindly. You can take Chinese and Western medicine to regulate the spleen and stomach and promote digestion and absorption.