High lead level in baby

Family members cannot tell with the naked eye whether the lead content in the baby's body is too high; it can only be discovered through a blood test. Many family members wonder why the lead content is so high. In fact, lead has a strong presence in our lives. It can be found in newspapers and magazines. After touching these things, babies will put their hands in their mouths, and over time the lead content in their bodies will increase. This article introduces some precautions, let’s take a look.

Beware of lead

Let your baby receive less newspapers, magazines and other publications.

Newspapers, magazines and other publications contain a lot of lead. When babies read these magazines, their hands, mouths and noses will inevitably be contaminated by lead. Therefore, babies should be exposed to newspapers and magazines as little as possible.

Wash your hands before eating.

If your baby has been in contact with newspapers or other publications before eating, you should wash your hands thoroughly and use soap several times before eating. Then rinse carefully several times with running water.

Avoid letting your children live in a newly renovated room.

In newly renovated homes, lead-containing paint or coatings are used to decorate the walls, floors, and furniture of the house, causing the lead content in indoor dust to increase. Children who move in will inhale large amounts of lead toxins. Therefore, try to avoid having children move into a newly renovated room too early. It is best to allow them to move in after three months of effective ventilation. At the same time, strengthen ventilation in children's rooms to reduce the time children spend in polluted environments.

Don't let your children be exposed to secondhand smoke. (Part of it comes from Baidu Encyclopedia)

The editor has checked the information and found that passive smoking in children can increase the risk of high blood lead levels. Each gram of cigarette contains 0.8 micrograms of lead. Studies have shown that children with a history of passive smoking are at higher risk of developing high blood lead levels than children without a history of passive smoking. Someone compared children who grew up in smoking families with children who grew up in non-smoking families and found that the former were more than 10 times more likely to suffer from lead poisoning than the latter. This shows that although the amount of lead particles contained in the smoke when cigarettes burn is very small, long-term passive inhalation by children can also cause cumulative poisoning. Therefore, family members should not smoke after returning home and should provide children with a pollution-free environment to prevent children from being affected by lead poisoning for a long time.

Eat more foods that can reduce lead levels in the body

Eat more protein-rich foods

Let your baby eat more protein-rich foods such as milk, eggs, quail eggs, beef, soy products, etc., which can help excrete lead from the body and reduce the harm of lead to the body.

Let your baby eat more iron-rich foods

Foods rich in iron can reduce the accumulation of calcium in the human body and prevent anemia caused by lead poisoning, such as pig blood, pig liver, pig kidney, black fungus, red dates, celery, etc.

3. Eat garlic appropriately.

It is generally difficult for babies to eat spicy garlic, but garlic is indeed a good detoxifier. Therefore, if the baby's body lead content is too high, you can let him eat some garlic appropriately. It is best to eat it raw for better results.