Make the baby eat well - Baby and Toddler Feeding Solutions - 8 experts jointly create authoritative parenting solutions

Author: Wu Guangchi
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
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◎ The Relationship Between Feeding and Baby Health
The relationship between feeding and baby health is significant. Many diseases are caused by improper feeding. Improper feeding mainly leads to two types of diseases: one is diseases caused by nutritional deficiencies or insufficiencies, which can directly result in corresponding nutritional deficiency diseases, such as protein deficiency. Severe deficiencies can impair growth and development, leading to low immunity and increased susceptibility to viral and bacterial infections. Vitamin A deficiency can cause night blindness and dry eye disease; iron deficiency in the body can lead to iron-deficiency anemia, etc. The other type is diseases caused by nutritional excess or imbalances, such as excessive intake of Vitamin A, Vitamin D, and certain trace elements leading to poisoning; excessive intake of calories, fats, etc., can cause obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, etc.; a high-salt and low-fiber diet can cause hypertension, etc. Numerous studies have shown that nutritional excess is not only a factor in the increased incidence of certain chronic diseases in the population but is also strongly associated with certain tumors, such as colon cancer, breast cancer, and gastric cancer. Therefore, scientific feeding should ensure that babies receive sufficient nutrition to meet their growth needs while avoiding nutritional excess and maintaining a balanced diet.
◎ The Relationship Between Feeding and Baby Intelligence
Scientific research also proves that nutrition during the fetal period and early infancy is crucial for the development of the brain and central nervous system. In the first few months and years of life, brain growth is extremely rapid, with 80% completed by age 3 and 90% by age 4. Brain tissue weighs 300 grams at birth and increases to 900 grams by age 3. The growth rate of the brain is much faster than that of other parts of the body. The faster the brain develops, the more susceptible it is to nutritional influences. Therefore, scientific feeding for babies aged 0–3 is very important for intellectual development.