Oranges have a lot of water content, and the vitamin content in oranges is very high. If eaten regularly, it can meet the many nutrients needed by the human body. Babies can eat it when they are eight months old. Oranges, but you must pay attention to eating them in moderation. If your baby eats too many oranges, it will cause internal heat. Parents must pay attention when feeding oranges to their babies, and be careful that their babies choke when eating oranges.

Benefits of eating oranges for babies

1. Oranges are rich in nutrients and contain a large amount of carotene, vitamin C, sugar and more than ten kinds of nutrients, which can provide nutrients for the growth and development of babies.

2. Oranges have the medicinal effects of moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, resolving phlegm, strengthening the spleen, smoothing qi, and quenching thirst. They are excellent fruits that are eaten by men, women, old and young. It can be said that oranges are treasures all over the body: not only the pulp has high medicinal value, but its skin, core, collaterals and leaves are all authentic "medicinal materials".

3. The thin inner skin of oranges contains dietary fiber and pectin, which can promote defecation and relieve constipation in babies. Oranges can also lower cholesterol.

4. In fresh citrus juice, there is a substance "nomilin" with strong anti-cancer activity, which can decompose carcinogenic chemicals, inhibit and block the growth of cancer cells, and can make the human body The activity of detoxification enzymes is doubled, preventing carcinogens from damaging the cell nucleus and protecting the integrity of genes.

5. Orange peel has the effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm, but orange flesh produces heat and phlegm. When your baby is coughing, you can eat some orange peels.

What will happen if your baby eats too many oranges?

1. Inflammation

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that oranges are warm in nature. If children eat too much oranges in a short period of time, the heat generated cannot be converted into fat and stored in the body, nor can it be consumed in time, and it will accumulate and cause "heat", which manifests as stomatitis, periodontitis, pharyngitis and constipation. etc. Therefore, do not be too gluttonous.

2. Diseases such as hypercaroteneemia

Parents cannot let their babies eat a large amount of oranges at one time because they eat too many oranges. It is also harmful. Oranges are rich in carotene. If eaten in large amounts, about 500 grams a day for two months, hypercaroteneemia may occur, which is characterized by yellowing of the skin of the hands and soles, and gradually the whole body. It may be accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and general weakness.

According to research, eating 3 oranges a day can meet the daily requirement of vitamin C. If the baby eats too much, Excessive intake of vitamin C will increase the amount of oxalic acid metabolized in the body, which can easily cause urinary stones and kidney stones.

3. Irritate the stomach and damage teeth.

Oranges are also rich in vitamin C. Fruit acid, if consumed on an empty stomach, will cause adverse irritation to the baby's digestive tract mucosa. Eating too many oranges will be harmful to the baby's developing mouth and teeth.