Calcium supplementation is by no means the more the better, and there must be a limit to calcium supplementation. Blind calcium supplementation is not only easy to cause the burden on the kidneys, but also can cause heart diseases and affect the growth and development of children. Moreover, it is worth noting that calcium, iron and zinc, as essential trace elements for human body, all follow the same "path" in digestion, so too much calcium will affect the absorption of iron and zinc, leading to iron and zinc deficiency in children. In severe cases, it can also lead to anemia, mental decline, anorexia and short stature. Therefore, only in the case of calcium deficiency, reasonable and appropriate supplementation under the guidance of doctors can promote the growth and development of children.
Methods/steps
The child seems to lack trace elements such as calcium, iron and zinc. It is recommended to go to a regular hospital to check a trace element and take medicine or food supplements according to the doctor's instructions. Let's see which foods are rich in calcium.
1, medicinal tonic
If you go to the hospital, listen to the doctor's advice. If you go to the drugstore to buy it yourself, it depends on whether children take calcium supplements. Choose according to the age of the child, because there are many kinds, including powder, liquid and solid. Commonly used are: Yikexin, Long Mu Zhuanggu Granule, Jodi Children's Calcium, and Tri-refined Calcium Gluconate.
2. Food supplement
If it's not serious, the doctor will advise you to eat complementary food. Let's see which foods are suitable for calcium supplementation:
(1) Milk and dairy products
Pure milk, yogurt and children's cheese are all good choices. The formula suitable for children's age is also good, and other substances conducive to growth are added to the formula, which is conducive to increasing resistance.
Many dairy manufacturers have developed a series of children's milk, which is not only fruity, but also sweet and greasy, and many children like it. But too sweet is not good for children's teeth, and it will also affect the absorption of nutrients.
(2) Bean products
Peanut, sesame paste, soybean milk, tofu, shredded tofu and other beans (mung bean, kidney bean, flower bean, cloud bean and chickpea) mostly contain a lot of calcium.
You can consider making your own soy milk. Put soybeans, peanuts and black sesame seeds into the soymilk machine and heat for about 20 minutes, which is nutritious. Choose your favorite beans for a change.
(3) Seafood
Shrimp skin, kelp, eucheuma, laver, prawn, all kinds of fish.
Shrimp skin and seaweed can be used as soup, and jiaozi can also be used as dumpling stuffing. Kelp and Eucheuma can be eaten cold, and kelp can also be stewed; Shrimp and fish can be steamed; Of course, here is a simple and nutritious way to eat. Parents can do whatever they like, and children like to eat differently.
(4) Fresh vegetables
Cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, rape, celery, carrot, fennel, coriander, black fungus, mushroom, potherb mustard.
Blanch vegetables with more oxalic acid, destroy oxalic acid (oxalic acid will affect the absorption of calcium) and then cook. Such as: cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, amaranth, spinach, mustard, cabbage, bamboo shoots. Similarly, spinach and tofu should not be cooked together.
(5) Fresh fruits and dried fruits
Watermelon, pear, loquat, banana, orange, strawberry, cherry, apple, hawthorn, preserved apricot, almond, raisin, walnut, watermelon seed, pumpkin seed, dried mulberry, lotus seed, etc.
(6) Meat and eggs
Mutton, lean pork, chicken, eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs, meat floss, etc.
Animal bones are more than 80% calcium, but it is insoluble in water and difficult to absorb, so it can be broken in advance when made into food, and then cooked slowly with vinegar. When eating, remove the oil slick and add some vegetables to make a delicious soup.
Although these foods are rich in calcium, a balanced nutrition is still very important. Let children eat less snacks, eat less sugar, exercise more, and better assist diet therapy.
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Matters needing attention
Please take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.
Pay attention to a balanced diet and teach children not to be picky about food and eat snacks.