The dangers of eating too much for children

In a family, children are the most important beings. It is a key protected object, and we are really afraid of it dropping if we hold it in our hands, and afraid of it melting if we hold it in our mouths. Parents try their best to meet their children's demands and try every possible means to make their children eat more at every meal in order to make them grow healthily. It seems that the more the better. However, everything is excessive. Many parents have a misunderstanding that children should eat as much as they can, and the more they eat, the better. In fact, this is not true. Eating too much will harm the growth and development of children.

Affects height. Medical research shows that when children are appropriately hungry, their pituitary glands will secrete more growth hormone, stimulating their bone growth. If a child eats too much for a long time, it will prevent the secretion of growth hormone in a hungry state, affecting height development.

Affects intellectual development. Human intelligence is related to the number of folds in the brain's grooves and convolutions. The more obvious the grooves and convolutions and the more folds there are in the brain, the higher the intelligence level. If children often overeat or eat too much high-nutrition food, the excess heat energy in the body will be converted into fat and accumulated in the body. If there is too much fat in the brain tissue, the brain's grooves and convolutions will be tightly together, the wrinkles will disappear, the cerebral cortex will become smooth, and the intelligence level will decrease. In addition, if children eat too much, it will increase the workload of the digestive organs. A large amount of blood in the human body, including the blood in the brain, will be concentrated in the gastrointestinal tract. The brain will be in a state of ischemia, and the child will experience fatigue, listlessness, slow reaction, etc.

.Inhibit the functions of the intelligent areas of the brain. When certain parts of a child's brain are excited, some areas in the adjacent parts are in a state of inhibition. The stronger the excitement, the deeper the inhibition on the surrounding parts, and vice versa. If children often eat too much, the area in the brain responsible for gastrointestinal digestion will be excited for too long, which will inevitably inhibit the development of intellectual areas such as language, thinking, memory, and imagination. If these areas are often in a state of inhibition, intelligence will become increasingly deteriorating.

diarrhea. For babies who are still breastfeeding, many mothers make the mistake of feeding them as soon as they cry. This feeding method can easily cause the baby to overeat. Children who are "full" and have diarrhea often have increased bowel movements, with loose stools like egg drop soup, and may also have regurgitation of milk and vomiting.

Food accumulation. Children’s digestive systems are relatively weak. If they eat too much and too many different kinds of food, it is very easy to cause indigestion. When a child shows symptoms such as loss of appetite, anorexia, bad breath, dry or sour stools, abdominal distension and heat, parents should be careful about their child's indigestion.

obesity. If children eat too much for a long time, the most direct physical reaction may be obesity. Obesity may be accompanied by various diseases, such as hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, hypertension, insulin resistance, diabetes, etc. Obesity can also cause a series of problems in children, such as slower reaction, duller brain, and poorer academic performance.

Stomach disease. If children eat too much, it will increase the burden on their gastrointestinal tract and lead to gastrointestinal indigestion. This may cause indigestion in children in the long run or even stomach problems. Parents should pay attention to not letting their children eat too much at each meal. It is enough to let them eat until they are 80% to 90% full. They can eat small meals frequently.