Can organic food solve malnutrition and invisible hunger? On the issue of food nutrition, there is a very contradictory and complicated phenomenon in today's society, that is, malnutrition and overnutrition of food.

Malnutrition and its typical symptoms

Universal malnutrition includes kinetic energy malnutrition and micronutrient malnutrition in protein. Protein kinetic energy malnutrition indicates that the available amount or intake of kinetic energy and protein in the body is not enough; Malnutrition of a small amount of nutrients indicates that some essential nutrients are not enough, and there are a small amount of essential vitamins and nutrients in the body. The lack of trace elements causes various diseases and further weakens the routine functions of the body.

Lack of a small amount of nutrients such as vitamin D will reduce the body's ability to resist diseases; In some countries, the safety of public health services has been seriously tested because of the long-term lack of iron, iodine and vitamin D. Without this trace element, there will be a series of painful symptoms, from hindering development, reducing IQ and various cognitive abilities, reducing interpersonal skills, reducing the determination of leading cadres, reducing charm and kinetic energy, reducing muscle development and ability of the whole body, and even more extreme physical health. Although rare, malnutrition can also lead to dark spots on the skin.

There are two typical symptoms of malnutrition: one is thinness, because of the lack of thermal engineering, children are short and thin, human body fat fades, skin promotes extensibility, dry hair falls off easily, and people are weak, sleepy and listless; The other is edema type, which is caused by the serious lack of protein. The whole body is swollen, the upper eyelid and drooping parts of the body are swollen, the skin is dry and aging, keratinized and flaky, or there is pigmentation, the hair is sensitive and easy to break off, the fingernails are sensitive to horizontal grooves, loss of appetite, hepatomegaly, and diarrhea and watery stools often occur. There is also a mixture, whose symptoms are mutual and accompanied by the lack of other nutrients.

Hidden hunger and its harm

The key to invisible hunger is children and adolescents, pregnant women and lactating women, who consume more nutrients than their peers. People who are picky eaters, partial eaters and take snacks instead of staple foods usually cannot get a certain amount of nutrition from their diet. The above two groups are routine, so we should pay great attention to the occurrence of invisible hunger. Symptoms can also cause invisible hunger, and diarrhea patients lose vitamins due to excretion; Chronic gastroenteritis can't get a small amount of vitamins because of digestive tract obstruction.

Modern science has found that 70% of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity, sub-health, etc., are related to the imbalance of trace elements intake in the body, and "hidden hunger" is becoming a fatal killer of everyone's physical and mental health. The most common hidden hunger includes zinc deficiency, iodine deficiency, calcium deficiency, vitamin A, vitamin D and mineral deficiency. Long-term lack of vitamin A makes eyes very tired and dry; Insufficient vitamin b2 1 exercise can lead to inattention, depression and memory loss. Long-term lack of vitamins and minerals may also lead to heart disease and cancer.

Zinc deficiency can lead to iron deficiency anemia, which can reduce the average IQ of children by 5 ~ 8; Iodine deficiency can reduce the average IQ of children10 ~15; Calcium deficiency can cause picky eaters, recurrent oral ulcers, sexual retardation and inattention. Lack of vitamins A and D can lead to rickets, while simple lack of vitamin D can lead to repeated colds, diarrhea and dry eyes.

How to prevent invisible hunger

Supplement food or medicine

For the hidden hunger, the most immediate way is to supplement adequate nutrition according to ingredients or drugs. Zinc deficiency and calcium deficiency can supplement animal liver, animal blood, lean pork, egg yolk and seafood; Iodine deficiency can supplement freshwater fish, laver, seaweed and so on. Lack of vitamins can supplement ingredients containing carotene, such as carrots, broccoli, wax gourd, green awn, apricot, papaya and so on. Lack of vitamin D can supplement milk, animal liver and lean pork. When children suffer from night blindness in difficult times, it will be effective to supplement fish oil immediately, which is the effect of drugs.

Do a balanced diet

To cultivate good healthy eating habits, it is best for children to do trace element tests frequently and supplement dietary nutrients when necessary. Nutritional balance can be carried out according to the expert group of the balanced diet pagoda promulgated by the state, and the standards of skilled collocation of meat and vegetables, size collocation and so on can be guaranteed. In the case of food collocation, the combination of meat and vegetables will be well integrated and supplemented in taste and nutrition, which is healthy and delicious. In the case of cooking, coarse cereals such as sweet potato, black rice, glutinous rice, millet phone, potato and sweet potato can be moderately improved, which not only enriches the taste, but also enriches the intake of nutrition.

Size matching

Many parents of the post-80s "single generation" were also extravagant and partial to food when they were young. They grew up under the care of the elderly. Many people never cook, and even don't often cook at home after marriage. Most of the time, they basically eat in the staff canteen or eat out. When they take their children, they often order takeout or take them to restaurants. This bad habit can easily lead to "hidden hunger" with insufficient nutrition. Some children are too picky about food, eating only meat without vegetarian dishes, or eating only vegetarian dishes without meat; Some mothers like to take food as a reward and often take their babies to eat western-style fast food or something delicious; Some parents mistakenly think that meticulous things are good things. They give their children rice and high-fiber food, and rarely eat whole grains, which can easily lead to insufficient nutritional intake of children.

Nutritious meals

At present, the lack of effective nutrition in lunch in primary and secondary schools is also a major reason for the "hidden hunger" of young children. At present, kindergartens in Guangzhou have professional institutions for specific guidance, and each kindergarten is also equipped with professional health care experts. Kindergartens need to release a week's cookbook to parents every week. For various reasons, this practice did not last in primary and secondary schools. At present, most primary and secondary schools in Guangzhou have insufficient nutrition for lunch.

Trading ecological food or organic products

Health is the most important wealth of all capital, and disease is a great danger to health. The appearance of hidden hunger is related to food, and food and medicine are homologous. The balance of nutrition and elements of organic products plays a vital role in the physical and mental health of some special families, such as patients, pregnant women, children and the elderly. Natural normal people should also eat nutritious food. Eating more green or real organic products can protect the health of themselves and their families, and it is not difficult for customers to understand these reasons.