Can children eat health food? Listen to what the experts have to say.

The Health Food Registration Management Measures have a strict definition of health food: health food refers to food that claims to have a specific health function or is intended to supplement vitamins and minerals, that is, suitable for a specific population to eat, has the function of regulating the body, does not aim at treating diseases, and does not produce any acute, subacute or chronic harm to the human body. That is to say, state-approved health food should first of all be food rather than medicine;
need to eat these health foods for children who are growing normally? There is still some debate on this issue. Many experts believe that normal development of children as long as they do not picky food, do not partial food. By eating a balanced diet, you can get the nutrients the body needs in a balanced order without having to supplement any health foods. However, the reality is not satisfactory, recent research shows that children under 5 years of age growth retardation rate and low body weight rate of 17.3% and 9.3%, respectively, 3-12 years old children vitamin A deficiency rate of 9.3%, in addition to iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, anaemia malnutrition and many other problems. Give children some health food in moderable quantities to improve their resistance. Health food contains protein and vitamins and iron, sodium, calcium, zinc and other substances, is very beneficial to children's growth, can supplement the children's needs of trace elements and developmental needs, to promote children's intellectual and physical development also has a greater role.
In addition to healthy childhood supplementation, children recovering from illness due to low immunity, loss of appetite, in their recovery period may consider giving some corresponding health food to help the baby supplement the corresponding nutrients, in order to achieve the balance of the body. However, attention should also be paid to real-time monitoring, timely adjustment, should not overemphasized long-term, high-dose supplementation. As for hormone-containing foods, for children is by no means health food, can not be abused, otherwise, easy to lead to sexual precocious, short and other adverse consequences.
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