Patient's question:
The baby was born with dark, long hair, but it turned yellow after a few months. Is it because of zinc and calcium deficiency? Previous treatment and effectiveness: At first, we started supplementing, drinking zinc in the morning and calcium at night. What kind of assistance do you need: Is the hair yellow because of zinc and calcium deficiency? Is my supplementation method correct? How should I do it?Doctor's answer:
The most ideal way to supplement zinc is to eat foods with a high zinc content. Since the zinc content in foods is low, dietary supplements rarely cause side effects. Foods with high zinc content include: peanut oil, dried mushrooms, sesame seeds, pork liver, egg yolks, soybeans, and black fungus. Foods with high utilization can be eaten more often, such as lean pork liver congee, or you can add spinach. Eating it twice a week is just fine. It's best to scrape the pork liver into a paste and make the spinach into a paste, then add them to the congee when it's almost ready. Iron is the most abundant in pork liver, and as for zinc, you can eat more fish.