Children's calcium supplementation has always been a topic of high discussion in the parent circle, but how to achieve scientific calcium supplementation without blindly following the trend?
About calcium
Calcium is an essential element for bone development, and children need to supplement a large amount of calcium during the critical period of growth to meet the needs of rapid bone development.
Long-term calcium deficiency in children can easily cause crying at night, anorexia, limb twitching, square cranium, delayed teething, nutritional rickets, short stature, and even affect the formation of the largest bone peak in adulthood.
Calcium supplementation to know this!
There are a lot of calcium, and children's calcium supplementation is generally based on dietary supplements. But there are some foods in the daily diet that are the nemesis of calcium, and inadvertently, they will quietly steal the child's calcium, so parents should be cautious when giving these foods to their children.
Vegetables and fruits with high oxalic acid and phytic acid
Representative foods: spinach, amaranth, leeks, bamboo shoots, calluses, cauliflower, beets, etc
Foods rich in oxalic acid and phytic acid can affect the absorption of calcium, which many people must know.
This is because oxalic acid and phytic acid will combine with calcium in the intestine to form insoluble calcium oxalate, calcium phytate magnesium salt precipitation, resulting in serious calcium absorption.
But these vegetables have some nutrients that are unique to us, and we don't have to give up eating them altogether.
To avoid the effects of oxalic acid on calcium absorption in these vegetables, we can do the following:
1. Do not eat with foods high in calcium, such as milk or calcium. Instead, you can eat these vegetables and foods high in calcium at different times, such as lunch or dinner.
2. Blanch and cookto remove oxalic acid from these vegetables. Blanch the water until its astringency is light, which means that most of the oxalic acid has been removed.
Foods high in phosphorus
Representative foods: daylily, dried lily, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc
Phosphorus and calcium are the "best partners" for the bones of the body. The ratio of calcium to phosphorus in bone is almost constant, and when the amount of calcium and phosphorus in one side changes significantly in the body, the other side also changes.
The two complement each other, but also check each other, and too high or too low phosphorus in the diet can have a significant negative impact on calcium absorption.
Calcium is best absorbed only when the amount of calcium and phosphorus in food is in the right ratio.
The optimal ratio of calcium to phosphorus in the human body is 2 1, if there is too much phosphorus, it will stimulate the secretion of parathyroid hormone, so that bone calcium is lost into the blood, resulting in bone calcium deficiency.
Although sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and other nuts are good nut foods, you should also pay attention to the amount when you give them to your baby, and don't eat too much at one time, so as not to affect the absorption of calcium.
High-fat foods
Representative foods: French fries, fried chicken, barbecue, fatty meat, etc
Most of today's children love to eat high-fat foods such as fried and barbecued, but when they consume too much fat, the intestines cannot absorb it for a while, and the excess fat will be decomposed into fatty acids, which will be combined with calcium to form an insoluble substance, calcium soap.
The direct effect of calcium soap on the baby is: stool induration, and at the same time affects the absorption of calcium.
In fact, these high-fat foods, such as fried chicken and French fries in fast food, are not beneficial to the body, especially for children who are growing up, and excessive fat intake will also cause problems such as childhood obesity. Therefore, it is important to take your children to eat fast food less and eat a balanced diet.
Foods high in salt
Representative foods: ham sausages, pickled foods
We all know that babies can't eat salt before they are 1 year old, even if.
Bigger, the diet should be lighter, and eating too salty will also affect the absorption of calcium.
The saltiness of salt comes from sodium, and when a child's sodium intake is high, it will correspondingly reduce the reabsorption of calcium in the renal tubules and increase the outflow of calcium in the urine.
Deep-processed meat products such as ham and bacon, and quick-frozen dumplings, potato chips, and preserved fruit that children often eat are all high-sodium assassins!If you are not careful, you may have excessive sodium intake.
How to supplement calcium scientifically?
Dairy products, leafy greens, soy products, and nuts are all the best dietary calcium**. Among them, milk is the main source of calcium in childhood, and it is also the best source of calcium, as long as the daily milk is sufficient, plus the calcium intake in other foods, it can basically meet the body's needs.
The daily calcium intake and recommended milk intake for children are summarized below, and parents can refer to them accordingly.
Table 1 The recommended daily calcium intake of the Chinese Nutrition Society.
Table 2 The recommended daily milk intake by the Chinese Nutrition Society.
Vitamin D plays an important role in promoting calcium absorption and is equivalent to a calcium porter. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that vitamin D supplementation be started a few days after birth.
When adequate vitamin D is not obtained from sun exposure or fortified foods, 400u of vitamin D supplementation is required every day from infancy to adolescence.
In addition, daily supplementation with protein and vitamin C can also help with calcium absorption. More ** products, soy products, eggs, fish, vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C (winter dates, pea seedlings, etc.), increasing outdoor activities, more sunlight, and supplementing vitamin D preparations as needed are all very helpful for calcium absorption.
Finally, it should be noted that the amount of calcium supplementation must be strictly controlled to avoid excessive intake, which may cause adverse reactions such as constipation or gastrointestinal discomfort.
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