Young mothers need to know what your baby is afraid of!

Author: Lan Zhengwen
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Three-month-old baby afraid of salt, Qiqi is two and a half months old, and the main food is breast milk and milk. The grandmother wants to add some salt to Qiqi. The grandmother believes that adults don’t eat salt and have no energy, and children can’t grow without salt? The doctor analyzes that the chemical name of salt is sodium chloride, and humans mainly absorb sodium from salt. After absorbing sodium, in addition to supplying the body’s metabolic needs, excess sodium is excreted from the kidneys. But do you know? In the first three months, a baby’s kidney function is not yet mature, and their ability to filter sodium is insufficient. At this time, if salt is consumed, sodium will accumulate in the baby’s body. From 1771 onwards, feeding salt to babies will increase the burden on the kidneys and hinder the development of kidney function, and may even cause edema.
Love Tip Of course, this doesn’t mean that infants under three months don’t need salt. The sodium they absorb from breast milk or milk is already sufficient, so there’s no need to add more. At three months, especially after six months, kidney filtration ability gradually matures, and function tends to be sound. The child’s taste cells also need the stimulation of saltiness, so it’s possible to add salt or eat some salty food. However, it’s better to use less and gradually increase it. The principle of salt intake for babies is to control it below 1 gram per day after six months, and not to exceed 2 grams per day after ten months until the age of six. Excessive sodium intake can promote the body’s non-potassium, causing a high-sodium, low-potassium state. Mildly, it can make people feel tired and lack energy; severely, it can affect cardiovascular health and induce high blood pressure.
In short, a healthy diet concept advocates for a "light palate," especially for babies. From the time they start eating at the table, they should develop the habit of a "light palate." A person’s taste is formed in childhood. Once they get used to a "heavy palate," their dependence on salt will increase, making it easier to consume too much salt. To achieve a "light palate," there are two techniques you must know.
(1) Feed the child more vegetables, and avoid too much meat. Research shows that the potassium content in meat is about five times that of sodium, while in vegetables, potassium is 100 times that of sodium. It’s clear that eating more vegetables can reduce sodium intake.
(2) Screen snacks. The salt content in snacks varies greatly. For example, compared to fresh fruits, dried fruits contain more salt. For instance, apple chips contain eight times as much sodium as apples, apricot chips contain four to five times as much sodium as apricots, and watermelon chips contain 22 times as much sodium as watermelons. The superiority or inferiority of the two is obvious. The same applies to nuts. Roasted nuts contain much more salt than raw nuts. For example, 100 grams of roasted sunflower seeds contain 1 to 3 grams of salt. As for peanuts, 100 grams of roasted peanuts contain about 0.45 grams of salt, so it’s better to eat boiled peanuts.
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