It mainly has the following six functions:
The first function of zinc is an enzyme component or an activator.
Children with zinc deficiency will grow thinner because their metabolism will be slower.
The second function is to promote growth and tissue regeneration,
Some children will recover slowly and grow thinner because of zinc deficiency.
The third function is to promote appetite, the composition of saliva protein.
Children with zinc deficiency often show loss of appetite and picky eaters. Some children even have pica.
A famous advertisement for zinc supplementation on TV shows a mother chasing her baby for dinner. Say: the baby takes a bite, and then takes another bite ... the child is short of zinc and has a bad appetite, XXX zinc.
The fourth role of zinc can also promote the normal metabolism and physiological function of vitamin A.
Children with zinc deficiency may have rough and dry skin, slow wound healing and easy infection.
Now if the child has diarrhea, it is recommended to supplement zinc for half a month, because zinc can promote the repair of intestinal mucosa, greatly accelerate the recovery of diarrhea and reduce the recurrence of diarrhea.
The fifth function promotes the normal development of sexual organs and functions. Zinc deficiency in adolescence may even lead to menstrual disorders and sexual dysfunction in adulthood.
The sixth function of zinc can promote immunity, so children with zinc deficiency will have poor immunity.
If the child has one or more of the above symptoms, it is likely that the child is zinc deficient.
Parents are advised to supplement zinc for their children. We can go to the hospital to prescribe some otc drugs for our children, or go to some maternal and child stores to buy some zinc supplements for our children.
In the daily diet, foods rich in zinc are supplemented, mainly seafood such as oysters, conchs, scallops and beef, and the zinc content is also relatively high.
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