Symptoms of malnutrition in children

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Malnutrition is a chronic nutritional deficiency caused by insufficient calories and / or protein. More common in infancy. With the continuous improvement of people's lives, malnutrition incidence rate has dropped significantly. At present, malnutrition is mostly caused by improper feeding methods in infancy.

Symptoms of malnutrition in children

)Depressed, unresponsive and numb. It shows that the body lacks protein and iron, so we should eat more high protein and high iron foods such as aquatic products, meat, dairy products, animal blood, egg yolk and so on.

Stubborn and self willed, timid. Most of them are caused by insufficient intake of vitamin A, B, C and calcium, so animal liver, fish, shrimp, milk, fruits and vegetables should be supplemented.

They are unsociable, eccentric and clumsy. Most of them are the result of vitamin C deficiency in the body. Adding foods rich in vitamin C in the diet, such as tomatoes, oranges, apples, cabbage and lettuce, is the best treatment. The secret is that the methylsalicylate and vitamin C contained in these foods can enhance the nerve's information transmission function, so as to alleviate or eliminate the above symptoms.

matters needing attention

Like to eat paper, cinder, soil. This kind of behavior is called pica, which is mostly related to the lack of iron, zinc, manganese and other mineral elements in the body. Kelp, agaric and mushroom contain more zinc, and seafood such as poultry and oyster contain more zinc and manganese, which should be the most ideal dish for such children.